It seems that anyone who writes has likely considered writing a short book for kids at one point or another. Most of them never move in that direction because writing a children’s picture book isn’t at all like writing a book for adults.
Last year, I had the privilege of editing and publishing Moonlight Press’s first children’s book, “Muddy Makes Music” by Newfoundland storyteller Carl Hutton.
That process used many of the skills I already had in the area of writing and editing adult nonfiction and fiction, but it also taught me more than a few things throughout the process. I wanted to share a few of those things with anyone who’s been considering writing a book for kids—even their own children or grandchildren.
It’s a myth that children’s picture books are easy to write. Just because they’re short doesn’t make it easy to get them right. However, if you have a story to tell, I might have a few ideas that could smooth your way. In this week’s episode of WRITE. FIX. REPEAT., I’m sharing five tips on writing and publishing a children’s picture book.
Patricia J. Parsons 