A Picture Book Biography: How to Make It Shine by Christy Mihaly I love reading picture book biographies, and there are so many great...

STEM Stories With An SEL Heart By Betsy Ellor If you’ve been writing picture books long you know there’s a strong market for STEM...

Cumulative Stories: The House that Jack Built and More By Sue Heavenrich My newest picture book begins with the line: This is the seed...

Taking A Look at White Space by Lauren H. Kerstein I absolutely love the concept of white space. White space is: A pacing tool. A way to...

To Speak or Not to Speak: Dialogue in Picture Books By Jill Dana The picture book world has the full range of dialogue: from all dialogue...

UPPING THE ABSURDITY WITH ANDREW HACKET Part of the magic of writing books is that there are no boundaries. It is easy to question if we...

by Mary Boone I love a good nonfiction picture book. But there are times when the straight nonfiction-telling of a story isn’t the best...

Crafty Tip: Use Comp Titles to Strengthen Your Pitch By Mary Boone Just mention the term “comp title” in a room of writers. and you’re...

We are very excited to feature our March Guest Guru who brings a wealth of knowledge and information to us and will give a rating and...

As many of you know already, reading and studying Mentor Texts can play an important role in our journeys from aspiring writer to...