Picture Writing by Anastasia Suen
Successful children's writing demands the ability to create vivid images with just a few words. This hands-on guide gives writers the tools they need to craft evocative characters, settings and plots fueled by the power of description.

The Art of Writing for Children: Skills and Techniques of the Craft by Connie C. Epstein
Epstein discusses children's books generally, and then, chapter by chapter, the five senses, setting, dialogue, characters, plot, genre, and finding and working with a publisher.

Story Sparkers: A Creativity Guide for Children's Writers by Marcia Thornton Jones; Debbie Dadey
Offers a creativity guide for children's writers, with advice on generating story ideas, sculpting ideas, and preparing and submitting manuscripts for publication.

Children`s Writer`s & Illustrator`s Market by Alice Pope; Mona Michael
Children's writers and illustrators can get their stories and art published with this one-stop resource. Includes guidelines for writing query letters, getting an agent, attending conferences, workshops and more, along with special market listings for young writers and illustrators.

The Art of Writing for Children: Skills and Techniques of the Craft by Connie C. Epstein
Epstein discusses children's books generally, and then, chapter by chapter, the five senses, setting, dialogue, characters, plot, genre, and finding and working with a publisher.

The Children's Writer's Reference by Eric Suben; Berthe Amoss
What type of animals work best in picture books? What periods in history are most popular with kids? Which 'problem stories' are right for which ages? This guide gives children's writers all the answers they need to write and illustrate stories kids will love and publishers will buy. From pre-reader to young adult, children's writers of any age group and genre will find the special market information they need here.

Children`s Writer`s & Illustrator`s Market by Alice Pope; Mona Michael
Children's writers and illustrators can get their stories and art published with this one-stop resource. Includes guidelines for writing query letters, getting an agent, attending conferences, workshops and more, along with special market listings for young writers and illustrators.

Writing for Children by Margaret Clark
Based on the premise that writing for children requires no less skill than writing for anyone else, Margaret Clark's straightforward, sympathetic book will again find eager readership among the steadily increasing number of aspiring children's authors. A highly respected children's book editor with over three decades' experience, the author succinctly describes what makes children's books unique, with special emphasis on publishing and marketing. Enhanced with examples from the work and lives of established children's authors, the book covers writing for different age groups and in different genres (including non-fiction), taboos in the marketplace, attitudes and assumptions, contracts, literary agents, organizations, and more.

The Children's Writer's Reference by Eric Suben; Berthe Amoss
What type of animals work best in picture books? What periods in history are most popular with kids? Which 'problem stories' are right for which ages? This guide gives children's writers all the answers they need to write and illustrate stories kids will love and publishers will buy. From pre-reader to young adult, children's writers of any age group and genre will find the special market information they need here.

Picture Writing by Anastasia Suen
Successful children's writing demands the ability to create vivid images with just a few words. This hands-on guide gives writers the tools they need to craft evocative characters, settings and plots fueled by the power of description.

How to Write & Illustrate Children's Books and Get Them Published! by Treld Pelkey Bicknell; Felicity Trotman
Some of the finest talents in children's publishing provide readers with the basics of constructing a story to approaching publishers.

The Art of Writing for Children: Skills and Techniques of the Craft by Connie C. Epstein
Epstein discusses children's books generally, and then, chapter by chapter, the five senses, setting, dialogue, characters, plot, genre, and finding and working with a publisher.

Children Writer's and Illustrator's Market 2003 by Alice Pope (editor)
Everything Guide to Writing Children`s Books by Lesley Bolton
The Writer's Guide to Crafting Stories for Children by Nancy Lamb
How to Write & Illustrate Childrens Books and Get Them Published by Treld Pelkey Bicknell, Felicity Trotman (editors)
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books by Harold D. Underdown and Lynne Rominger
Conversations with J.K. Rowling by J. K. Rowling, Lindsey Fraser
Creating Characters Kids Will Love by Elaine Marie Alphin
The Children's Writer's Reference by Eric Suben, Berthe Amoss
Winning Author's Tips on How to Write, Sell, and Promote Your Children's Books by Aaron Shepard
A Basic Guide to Writing, Selling, and Promoting Children's Books : Plus Information about Self-publishing by Betsy B. Lee
Way to Write for Children by Joan Aiken
Children's Writer's Word Book by Alijandra Mogilner
Writing for Young Adults by Sherry Garland
How to Write and Illustrate Children`s Books by Treld Pelkey and Felicity Trotman
Worlds of Childhood : The Art and Craft of Writing for Children by Maurice Sendak and William Zinsser
You Can Write Children's Books by Tracey E. Dils
Picture Writing: A New Approach to Writing for Kids and Teens by Anastasia Suen