• Nov 25, Dinosaurs Divorce - A Children's Book about Divorce and Change

    Updated: 2009-11-25 04:50:01
    Dinosaurs Divorce is an A-Z picture book presentation for children experiencing divorce, courtesy of Marc Brown and his wife Laurie Krasny Brown.

  • Nov 25, Art, Designs & Illustrations

    Updated: 2009-11-25 02:27:32
    Magical, inspiring, and Professional Illustrations... Artwork and designs that have been awarded and nominated for their creative uniqueness and

  • Nov 25, Painted look via Photoshop

    Updated: 2009-11-25 00:29:06
    Book Illustrator In my sample I used a technique using Photoshop to create a painted look. This effect turns out quite nice in a children's book

  • Nov 24, SiteBuildIt by the month

    Updated: 2009-11-24 18:48:21
    Some of you know (and some of you don't) that as the creator of Best Children's Books - Find, Read or Write, I swear by the outfit that allowed a moron like me to create this great site! Didn't know computer code. Didn't need it! Well, I know some of you dream of building your own site but that having to pay upfront for a year of service was a deal-breaker. For you guys, great news: You can now start an SBI site paying either by the year or by monthly subscription. Lots of other new SiteBuildIt developments lately too, so much that they're now calling it SBI 2.0. Definitely worth checking out!

  • Nov 24, One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims by B. G. Hennessy

    Updated: 2009-11-24 00:36:36
    B. G. Hennessy's One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims, illustrated by Lynne Cravath, is a singing Thanksgiving book

  • Nov 23, The Famous Five by Enid Blyton

    Updated: 2009-11-23 22:00:37
    I grew up on the Famous Five by Enid Blyton, devouring each book as though the characters were close personal friends and identifying with the tomboy

  • Nov 23, The Writer's Block Writers Forum at Best Children's Books

    Updated: 2009-11-23 17:43:24
    Welcome to the Writer's Block Writers Forum at Best Children's Books. Post a story problem you're trying to solve. We'll brainstorm

  • Nov 23, In search of clever book ideas

    Updated: 2009-11-23 16:57:28
    I'm the star of all my writer friends because I'm the one who sometimes gets back handwritten rejections. You know, Nicely done, but it didn't excite

  • Nov 20, Show, Don't Tell in Picture Books

    Updated: 2009-11-20 14:23:04
    I've always struggled with Show, don't tell. My writers group is always on me about it. I should say that I've always tried to write adult fiction.

  • Get well soon, Andrea!

    Updated: 2009-11-18 23:23:37
    We just received an email from Richard Michelson with a link to a video taken November 8 at the 20th Annual Children’s Illustration Show at his gallery. The video features an incredible gathering of authors and illustrators sending get well soon wishes to Andrea. How cool is that?! Thank you to everyone for participating and to [...]

  • The New “Children’s Writing Update” is Online!

    Updated: 2009-11-18 18:18:57
    The new issue of our free e-zine, Children’s Writing Update, is now online. This issue features some great market tips for YA writers, a treasure trove of writing advice from the late Allen Ginsberg, and article on creating great titles for your children’s books and much more. Go check it out at http://www.getresponse.com/archive/cwupdate/Childrens-Writing-Update-The-Best-Writing-Tips-Ever-3302265.html Enjoy! Interested in learning [...]

  • Children’s Book Publishers: How to Find the Right One for Your Manuscript

    Updated: 2009-11-16 23:19:08
    Looking to send a manuscript to children’s book publishers? Here’s an easy three-step approach to help you find just the right publisher for your story! Note: If you’re having trouble viewing this video, you can also see it DailyMotion, BlipTV ,  5Min , Graspr and Viddler. Feel free to embed this video (or any of our [...]

  • Nov 16, Children Book Illustrator - Freelance Designer

    Updated: 2009-11-16 15:54:09
    Your Children Book Illustrator-That Is What I Am First of all I love children, and I love their view of the world as a playground and that their

  • The Warrior Theme

    Updated: 2009-11-16 01:36:46
    The day after Andrea was diagnosed with breast cancer, Mark sent a personal email to every one of the 220 interview guests of Just One More Book!! asking each if they would leave a voice message on our hotline sending good wishes to Andrea. The plan was to create a CD of audio messages Andrea [...]

  • Nov 13, A "Crafty" Book about Autumn

    Updated: 2009-11-13 15:28:03
    Self published, printing by Island Blue Print Hurry, Hurry, Hurry, Hurry, we must all get fat and furry I was taking photographs of my needle felted

  • Nov 13, Fall of Freddie the Leaf

    Updated: 2009-11-13 14:14:42
    My aunt died by suicide when I was 11. This book has always touched me deeply and I still recommend it 33 years later. It's a classic. Leo Buscaglia

  • New Poll: 30 years from now, will children’s books primarily be electronic or remain mostly on paper?

    Updated: 2009-11-11 17:32:41

  • Children’s Fiction: Let Go Of Your Ending to Take Your Readers on a Wonderful Journey

    Updated: 2009-11-10 23:01:14
    One of my favorite bits of wisdom found in William Least Heat-Moon’s Blue Highways: A Journey into America (including the first line: Beware thoughts that come in the night.) is contained in an exchange Heat-Moon had with a man he met in Tennessee. The man asked him, “Where you headed from here?” Heat-Moon replied, “I [...]

  • Nov 8, Story Starters in Deck Form: Pass Around Storytelling!

    Updated: 2009-11-08 16:49:58
    A therapist and an artist-educator present Pass Around Storytelling, a deck of story starters, beginnings of stories that

  • Nov 8, Gay characters in children's books

    Updated: 2009-11-08 14:27:14
    Okay. I am a lesbian in a committed relationship. I started writing a children's book featuring a character with adoptive lesbian parents. (My partner

  • Nov 8, I need help getting my children's book published

    Updated: 2009-11-08 00:16:06
    I have talked with a couple of publishing companies, but they wanted me to send them money. I want to make money from my book not lose money. Can

  • Nov 5, White Fang

    Updated: 2009-11-05 22:56:36
    White Fang was the book of my childhood. I don't have a great memory for many things in my younger days, but this book is one of the few things that I

  • Nov 3, Children's Books with Personalized Illustrations

    Updated: 2009-11-03 19:21:58
    Quality storybooks for early readers that offer the world's first personalized illustrations. You can choose from ethnicity, hairstyle, gender, name,

  • Nov 3, The Drawing Mill

    Updated: 2009-11-03 19:18:57
    I create images that capture a unique empathy with the subject matter, I love the use of texture to give the illustrations depth and interest. 2009

  • Nov 3, Illustrations, Cartoons, Caricatures

    Updated: 2009-11-03 19:16:30
    I'm a cartoonist from Myanmar. I was born in 1953. I've studied cartooning and drawing since 1968. I've published more than 100 comic books & Art

  • Five Reasons Why You Can’t Be A Writer (And Why None Of Them Are True)

    Updated: 2009-11-03 18:29:06
    I have a very clean house. I vacuum almost daily, regularly dust my silverware drawer for crumbs, and organize my closets at least three times a year. What’s my secret? I’m a writer who works from home. Like many writers, when deadlines loom I circle my laptop, finding excuses not to get started. But because I [...]

  • Nov 2, Peter Ipia, Ilustrator On Live

    Updated: 2009-11-02 22:01:50
    It is a pleasure for me to work in something that I like to do. I love drawing, I love art. Being born in a family of artists, I grew up among

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