Writing and Illustrating Children's Books for Publication Writing and Illustrating Children's Books for Publication: Two Perspectives Two Perspectives

by Berthe Amoss, Eric Suben

Each lesson includes imaginative writing and illustrating exercises.

Genres: Writing, Reference, Nonfiction

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Born and raised in New Orleans, Berthe Amoss has never stopped writing about her home city. She is the author and illustrator of twenty-eight children's and young adult books. Her picture book The Cajun Gingerbread Boy won a Children's Choice Award and The Chalk Cross was a finalist for the Edgar Allen Poe Award.

Reviews

[Carrie Daws · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book went into more great detail on the process as a whole, and probably included more information on illustrations than I've previously seen in other books I've read on children's writing. It covered a discussion on the color wheel, symmetrical and asymmetrical pictures, the use of scale and more.

In addition to personal stories of the topics discussed, the authors included exercises to strengthen your writing/book and a reading list to learn more.

[Lauren · Rating 2 out of 5]

I tried to get stuff out of this book, however it seemed to focus more on writing than illustrating. I wish there could be an updated version of this book to reflect current practices.

[Karen]

Not what I was looking for

[Rachel Crawford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great info for getting into the field of kids books.

[Bethie (Libby) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've learned so much from this book - it's crazy! I wish I owned this book - then I could finally stop borrowing it from the libraray every month.