Barack Obama, LeBron James, Jimmy Fallon, Reese Witherspoon… It seems like every day you hear about another celebrity pushing their new children’s book. Is it just easier for celebrities to take a manuscript to the next level? The answer might surprise you.
Read MoreStorywalks®, Storybook Walks™, story strolls, and book walks are all names for an innovative form of storytelling where a children’s book is taken apart and displayed in a way that encourages children to move from page to page (we will use the name Storybook Walk here)… At StorybookWalk.com we have a team who believe it is possible to do a storybook walk just about anywhere and with minimal cost. This is why we have come up with many new creative ways to do storybook walks which work well both outdoors and indoors and provide tips on how to create these walks yourself. We believe that a storybook walk needs the following elements to be successful.
Read MoreI’ve been in the business of writing and illustrating books now for a few years and one of the areas which I find most frustrating is that of the editorial review. You would think that a good book just naturally gets good reviews, but that is not how the industry works. Traditional publishers send off their books to review boards months before they are ever published and usually pay nothing to have them reviewed. Self-publishers don’t have this possibility. They have to pay to have their books reviewed and this is not cheap.
Read MoreAs an author/illustrator of children’s books, I like to be aware of what is going on in the publishing world from as many angles as possible. This is why I am on over 100 forums including those for teachers, librarians, principals, editors, illustrators, authors, and children’s book self-publishers. In the last few years in the world of children’s book self-publishing, there has been an increasing trend of people taking credit for illustration work which they have not created. AI did not create this trend, but it has added rocket fuel to the fire. AI has now become the number one topic on many of the forums that I am on and for good reason. Let me explain."
Read MoreHave you ever dreamt of publishing your own children's book? Would you love to see your book on a shelf when you walk into Barnes and Noble? Have you ever wondered how difficult it is to sell a book on Amazon? Well... there are a few things that you should know first…
Read MoreA back to school giveaway from the authors and illustrators of the Best Coronavirus Children’s Books on Amazon*
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