These are links to exceptional posts I’ve appreciated about picture books. This list will grow… but I’m hoping the links don’t break.
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PICTURE BOOKS
Maria Papova’s Brief History of Children’s Picture Books & Visual Storytelling; http://www.theatlantic.com
Writing Picture Books (Marisa Montes); http://www.marisamontes.com/writing_picture_books.htm
Australia’s PB Magic (Elizabeth Hale); https://theconversation.com/how-australias-childrens-authors-create-magic
Picture Book Layout (Tara Lazar); http://taralazar.wordpress.com
How to Write a Picture Book Cover Letter; http://johartauthor.com
Mary Kole Shares How to Write a Query Letter; https://www.writersdigest.com/getting-published/how-to-write-the-perfect-query-letter
Will Terry offers a great perspective on Children’s Book Publishing – in a Nutshell.
Writing Stories in Rhythm & Rhyme (Dori Chaconas); http://www.dorichaconas.com
A Publisher’s Perspective on Rhyming Picture Books with Kate Wilson @NosyCrow; http://nosycrow.com
Heather Burnell’s Monster List of PB Agents; http://frolickingthroughcyberspace.blogspot.com
Christie Wright Wild’s glance at Casey McCormick‘s extensive PB Agent info; http://christiewrightwild.blogspot.com
Jennifer Laughran’s knowledge/advice on the business of PBs; http://literaticat.blogspot.com
Heather Ayris Burnell interviews PB agent Susan Hawk on PBs; http://frolickingthroughcyberspace.blogspot.com
Interview with Helen Chamberlain (editor/publisher of THIS IS THE MUD!); http://lucindagifford.com
Search for PBs by theme; http://www.littleparachutes.com
Jeanne’s Peaceful Day post of ANZAC Day picture books; Anzac Day Picture Books
An excellent timeline of the Picture Book; http://www.picturingbooks.com/picture-book-timeline.html
You’ve got mail! Illustrated Envelopes; http://bit.ly/h0FQQd
Jon Klassen talks to Radio National about his hat books – which I adore! http://www.abc.net.au
Tara Lazar offers sage snippets from SCBWI; https://taralazar.com
The Directory of Literary Agents – American PB Agents; https://literaryagencies.com/picture-book-literary-agents
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SELF-PUBLISHING PICTURE BOOKS
Considering self-publishing? How to find an illustrator (Lisa Griffin); http://www.thecreativepenn.com
Karen Inglis gives an in-depth analysis of her self-published PB journey; http://kareninglis.wordpress.com
Kathryn Apel 