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Writing Children's Books for Dummies 33 reviews
Lisa Rojany Buccieri, Peter Economy
For Dummies, 2005
Children's Book Publisher highly recommends this!
+ Enlightening
+ GREAT EDUCATIONAL READ
+ No Dummy Now
+ Inspiring and Motivating
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life 302 reviews
Anne Lamott
Anchor, 1995
Pep in your step!
+ fantastic
+ Not just another how-to textbook; a must for the writer wanna-be
+ The greatest book on writing and creativity
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Damn! Why Didn't I Write That? How Ordinary People are Raking in $100,000.00...or more Writing Nonfiction ...51 reviews
Marc McCutcheon
Quill Driver Books, 2001
The Book is a Gem !
+ Share Your Knowledge and Make Money
+ This Book is a Treasure
+ As practical as it is inspirational
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Boys and Girls Forever: Children's Classics from Cinderella to Harry Potter3 reviews
Alison Lurie
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
Your favorite childhood books, deconstructed!
+ Enjoyable and informative
I just finished this, and loved it, loved it, loved it! Alison Lurie, besides being a great novelist, teaches Children's Literature at Cornell. This book "deconstructs" classics such as Little Women, The Wizard of Oz, Charlotte's Web, etc, with such acute observations that it was a great joy to ...
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Creating Characters Kids Will Love4 reviews
Elaine Marie Alphin
F & W Media, 2000
Love it--I'm sure you will, too!
+ Love this book!
+ "two thumbs up"
+ Writing Children As Characters
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Childrens Writers Word Book (Children's Writer's Word Book)23 reviews
Alijandra Mogilner
Writers Digest Books, 1999
Excellent reference tool
+ Helpful to all writer's
+ Useful for Parents, Too!
+ Word Book
+ Children's Writer's Word Book
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How to Write and Illustrate Childrens Books and Get Them Published 4 reviews
Writers Digest Books, 2000
Nice book
+ Very useful information
+ Good Start for Illustrators
+ Helpful to illustrators
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Literature & Writing Connections : How to Make Books with Children - Grade Level 1 through 6 (How to Make ...2 reviews
Joy Evans
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, 1997
How to Make Books with Children - Math & Science
+ Great Resource for book making
I have used this book more than any other. I teach workshops all over the state and have shown this book countless times. When it was not returned to me after a workshop I was sick when I heard it was no longer available. When it came out in reprint I bought 3 copies, just in case one was taken ...
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The Business of Writing for Children: An Award-Winning Author's Tips on Writing Children's Books and ...23 reviews
Aaron Shepard
Shepard Publications, 2000
The Absolute Best "How-To Get Your Writing Career Started" Book on the Market
+ Everything I'd hoped for, and then some!
+ THANK YOU AARON SHEPARD!!!
+ Short and Sweet
+ Worth reading
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It's a Bunny-Eat-Bunny World: A Writer's Guide to Surviving and Thriving in Today's Competitive Children's ...5 reviews
Olga Litowinsky
Walker & Company, 2001
It's A Bunny-Eat-Bunny World Deserves A Number One Spot
+ An Excellent Book for Children's Book Writers!
+ Hare's to a Great Book about Writing for Children
+ Like "Watership Down." Only bloodier.
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Story Sparkers : A Creativity Guide for Children's Writers6 reviews
Marcia Thornton Jones, Debbie Dadey
Writer's Digest Books, 2000
A pleasure to read, and helpful for new writers!
+ Story Sparkers: A creativity Guide for Childrens' writers
+ My Books
+ Valuable Info!
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The Craft of Lyric Writing18 reviews
Sheila Davis
Writers Digest Books, 1984
How Lyric Writers Eat their Veggies
+ Surprisingly good
+ THIS IS THE BEST BOOK ON THE SUBJECT OF LYRIC/POETRY WRITING
+ This book is awesome!
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books, Second Edition20 reviews
Harold D. Underdown
Alpha, 2004
Detailed Info
+ Extremely helpful
+ Publishing Children's Books
+ Please don't speed-read his one.
+ Good Idiot Book
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What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers47 reviews
Anne Bernays, Pamela Painter
Collins, 1991
Writing Buddy
+ Great book - rec'd the wrong version
+ A good book that gives you a map but not a blueprint
+ Excellent exercises for fiction writers
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Writing and Illustrating Children’s Books for Publication (Writing & Illustrating Children's Books for ...4 reviews
Berthe Amoss, Eric Suben
Writers Digest Books, 2005
Writing and Illustrating Children's Books for Publication
+ Great Book!
+ Love it!
+ Pleased
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Writing a Children's Book: How to Write for Children And Get Published (How to)1 review
Pamela Cleaver
How to Books, 2004
Wonderful advice!
This book is packed full of solid, good-sense advice for anyone interested in writing for children. The author uses clear examples and includes samples in many cases. Besides being well-written, it is easy to read and understand. Just follow her suggestions step-by-step and you'll see how you can ...
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The Writers Guide to Crafting Stories for Children (Write for Kids Library)21 reviews
Nancy Lamb
Writers Digest Books, 2001
The writer's Bilble
+ Great book for new writers and to refreshen your creative senses!
+ The self-taught person's textbook for writing stories.
+ Love this book!!!
+ Top Notch! Great Reference! Delivers!!
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Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: The Subversive Power of Children's Literature3 reviews
Alison Lurie
Back Bay Books, 1998
Good children book author = crazy?
+ What your child should read and why.....
+ solid examination of classic children's literature
After reading this book, one might think that to be a good children book writer, one needs to be somewhat disfunctional in adult society! All the chapters in the book are very interesting, with biographical data about the authors themselves. This book also introduces many classic children book ...
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You Can Write Childrens Books (You Can Write)12 reviews
Tracey Dils
Writers Digest Books, 1998
You Can Write Children's Books
+ You Can Write Children's Books
+ Great Information
+ Great book!
+ Great book!
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Writing with Pictures: How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books10 reviews
Uri Shulevitz
Watson-Guptill, 1997
Creating Children's Books 101
+ writing with pictures
+ STOP! GO NO FURTHER! YOU FOUND IT!
+ Thank you Mr. S
+ Beautiful and Instructive
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