Hello Picture Book Builders! Today is super exciting because it’s the day I welcome my 10th picture book into the world! I WISH THAT YOU KNEW is illustrated by the incredible Alyssa Russell, published by Little Bee Books, and is out in the world TODAY! I am celebrating another milestone …
Hi Builders! One of the things that picture book creators in both the traditional and self publishing realms worry about is marketing! How do you reach people interested in your picture book? When do you make a website? How often should you contact your readers? How does the public know …
Hello, Picture Book Builders! Guess what? It won’t be long until IT WON’T BE LONG is released! 😉 This gorgeous and heartfelt debut by Laura Hays Hoover and illustrated by Jieting Chen will be published by Reycraft Books on September 8th, but is available to pre-order now. You are going …
Hello, Picture Book Builders people. Today, I wanted to focus on one way that I get picture book ideas. It’s a pretty straightforward strategy. I will start with a setting. (As I am sure you know, a setting is where a story takes place.) I will brainstorm a list of …