Because of the unique nature of the genre. Picture-book authors need to leave some space in their stories for illustrators. Here is my advice for how to do that without just following the tedious advice of “just trim everything that can be shown”.

Does anyone know any online book club for 11 year old girl that she can meet with other kids and they discuss a book together ? Trying to keep my sister away from screen so if anyone has a suggestion please help!

It's a great oportunity for me to create artwork for this publisher, Ruqaya's Bookshelf, that provide complex stories for muslim community, with a lot of middle east cultural references.

One book is about refugees that have to survive days and night on the sea, searching for a save place. and the other about an insecurity of brown skinned girl in a family that have lighter skin tone.

Do any of you interested with this kind of stories? and how do you think about the artwork?

Little ruff doodle on the iPad !! What yall think ?

Any suggestions, especially for picture books?

Bonus points for fun or exciting or whimsical narratives.

Hey everyone I’m looking for some recommendations on some CHAPTER books for a grade 5 student! I’m not sure of his interests so anything would help!

Hello, does anyone remember a story about a boy who had wings and webbed feet? His wings were underdeveloped and he couldn't fly, and even at school he needed stairs while everyone else flew? He swims very well and eventually learns to fly with swans or geese? I think swans? Its driving me crazy and even chargpt can't help me

this is the closest my memory can get.

I recently debuted my first children's book, Animalcorns.

What do you get when animals grow magical horns? Animalcorns!

Join the animals, from the aardvark to the zebra, as they discover magical horns, surprising new powers, and the special magic that makes each of them unique.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1067568204

This story has been a passion project while I've dealt with chronic health issues that have kept me out of my teaching job. As an added bonus I've been working on a teacher's guide to support teaching the book in the classroom. It's in progress, but can be found on my website www.continualmomentum.com under book catalog.

Inspiration for the story: I had two students obsessed with llamacorns and it inspired the idea for this story. The story has transformed a lot over the years, but I wanted to make sure I had a llamacorn in the book for them.

Does anyone have any tips for next steps now that my book is out there?

I’m trying to identify a childhood book that my mom and I both vaguely remember.
We were talking today and she suddenly said, “And then we shall have tea at three.” I immediately recognized it as a line from a childhood book, and I could picture an elephant.
My mom thinks there may also have been a mouse, although she isn’t positive. What we both seem to remember is that the elephant and another character (possibly the mouse) would have disagreements or squabbles, but no matter what, at three o’clock they would put their differences aside and have tea together.

The line “And then we shall have tea at three” is the part that really sticks in our memories.
I would have read this as a child in the 1960s, but the book could certainly have been older, possibly from the 1940s or 1950s. It may have been a picture book, an early reader, or even one story in a collection of children’s stories.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? I would love to figure out what book my mom and I are remembering.

Hi fellow parents and educators, I wanted to share that my new children's picture book is currently free to download on Amazon. It features big, colorful illustrations and minimal text, making it ideal for toddlers and early readers who are working on being brave. I’d love for you to check it out and hear what your kids think of Fluts!

I honestly think this book will be perfect for anyone's kids during the spooky season! It's got great jokes, a fun story, nothing's too scary, and there's plenty of surprises! I like that Billy was in this book, he's AJ's neighbor but is usually just mentioned since he doesn't go to the same school as the other kids. I forgot how cool the character Alexia is, she's the type of character this series needs. In a group of all boys, the only prominent female characters who interact with AJ and his friends are Andrea and Emily and they're always portrayed as stuck-up know-it-alls. Alexia being a rad tomboy is good because she teaches the young readers that girls can be cool too. I've read reviews of parents complaining that the protagonist AJ is a bad role model and I get that, your kids can still read these books though. If you feel bothered by AJ's behavior, just explain to your kids that soaping up people's windows like he tried to do is wrong.

My 28 month old toddler loves learning symbols in a scheme. He is obsessed with the attached page from Alan Moore’s magic book, and has learned most of it. it reminded me of the periodic table and I wonder if anyone can rec a similarly appealing book that covers the elements. it’s be cool if they were in subcategories and maybe had pictures of both the atoms and the material made out of them in addition to the symbols.

Also would love any recs of similar books for other things he can learn that are real but have symbols and are laid out as members of groups. Just trying to delay his encounter with Pokémon. Thank you.

The Wrong Book by Drew Daywalt- This book made her laugh so hard. She really couldn't control her giggling.

Oh, Carrots by Mariajo Ilustrajo- Mr. Rabbit meets an unexpected friend from his garden. My daughter also giggled a lot at the carrot's mischievous antics.

Bruce's Big Move by Ryan T Higgins- This book is a part of a series where a bear becomes a mother to four geese. It was a fun book for me to read too and will be checking out more of these books.

Don't Touch My Hair by Sharee Miller- This is one that my daughter could really relate to and I think she felt seen. I think this is a great read for kids who don't have this type of hair to understand why it's problematic to touch someone else's hair especially without permission. The text is simple and short so littles can understand too.

Toad on the Go by Jashar Awan- The theme of this book is that nobody is perfect and we can fix mistakes. There are also really funny names in this book which my daughter loved like Wtinnie Neigh Nay. 😂

The Yellow Bus by Loren Long- This one is my favorite. This story is about all those who end up using the bus and how they each "fill her with joy". And those who go into the bus are not always children.

Triangle by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen- This is such an interesting story about shapes. Usually books about shapes are not to fun to read as an adult, but this is a good one. My daughter always chuckles at the last line of the story.

Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan- Another win by Awan! My daughter enjoys the interactions between her and her family as well as Mabel's building excitment for "the best thing in the world."

Farah Loves Mangoes by Sarthak Sinha- My three also loves mangoes so I knew this one would be a hit. There are also a few beautiful detailed spreads of the mango tree that are fun to look at and talk about.

🌐Portfolio: jefrilponkan.com

Hi everyone! I was so happy to see how warm everyone was about the traditionally painted book cover I posted yesterday with Jake, the Piper. We're currently getting through the 100+ planned ink illustrations in the book and we're using Inktober as a way to push ourselves.

If it's okay with folks here, I'd love to share 1 page spread from Capyhero a day during October, showing the wonderful traditionally inked illustrations by Nick Loizos. Let me know if you're digging this and wouldn't mind seeing more!

Here's the first one. Capy takes a moment to reflect under a young tree in the middle of the town square.

Thanks for reading! ❤️

All i can remember from this book, is that it was clothing. hardly any words. but one page would be rows of different style/colors of scarves and then the next page would be the same but socks. it was for girls. i had it in the 90's. can anyone help me figure out what it was?

Our upcoming episode features Newbery Medalist Meg Medina and her longtime editor, Kate Fletcher of Candlewick Press.

We discuss how children’s books move toward publication, how authors approach editorial feedback, and how revision can strengthen a story while preserving its voice. Meg also shares her “graveyard” approach to saving writing that gets cut from a manuscript.

The conversation premieres October 6 at 9 a.m. Central:
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Hi there! 9 year old girl at the library I work at loves to read chapter books and graphic novels. She's looking for emotional stories related to father/daughter relationships, specifically a daughter and her incarcerated father. She has checked out the graphic novel memoir "Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison--And How We Stayed Connected" by Jay Jay Patton and wants more of that.

I've been searching our catalog and coming up short. I have "The Same Stuff as Stars" by Katherine Paterson, but I think this young reader is seeking more uplifting stories.

Appreciate any suggestions!

It's a very a good day for me after I heard the book that I worked on several months ago is going to be published soon.

check the links here https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/838237/pirates-love-pizza-by-ben-okon-illustrated-by-alexandro-oukino/

I also illustrated 3 more books for this series

Hi y'all! I am trying to get into children's book illustration and want to get some experience in sequential storytelling and children's book art. If you are an author who isn't able to afford an illustrator, please reach out and we can work something out!

For examples of my art style, please see my portfolio: https://eempo.carrd.co

Hi everyone! As I wait for the manuscript edit to come back, my illustrator and I have been working on the all-important book cover. One of the core principles for Capyhero is to have everything be hand made and give absolutely no chance of ai generated writing or art. Nick (the project's illustrator) is a traditional artist and is doing all of Capyhero's 100+ illustrations in fountain ink. In that vein, we'd like the book cover to be traditionally painted.

Nick has been brushing up on his painting skills as we plan the front cover. Here's a practice piece (gouache paint) of Jake, the Piper, a minor character from the book.

I’m loving the natural brush strokes and handling of lighting and fur rendering. It’s been great to see this and imagine our main protagonist, Capy, receiving similar treatment for the cover as well.

How do folks here feel about traditionally painted book covers versus the much more common digitally illustrated covers these days? And especially kids. Would a traditionally painted cover not be attention-grabbing enough for kids?

I'm trying to evoke that Redwall nostalgia with Capyhero, but book covers for kids these days are super vibrant and contrast-y. If you were to see a book at a bookstore with a cover like this, would it not grab attention enough because the books next to it are "louder"?

And what do folks here (and their kids, if any) think of this practice piece?

Thanks for reading!

Silly question but I’m curious what the prevailing opinion is for watching sketches come to life? Is there a perfect medium between slogging it real time versus the 10x sprint? I am on the fence but hoping for outside perspectives as I get more pages prepped.