One of the first things that I did when I decided to become a children's book author was go out and buy some books on how to write for children. I started at the local Books a Million since there was no nearby Barnes and Noble. Then I progressed on to amazon.com. I was determined and 20 books later they are on my bookcase gathering dust. I wish I had have know someone like Verla Kay who is a member of my FB group Red River Writers. She is a master at writing children's books. Below is a list of recommend books taken from her site verlakay.com. I would suggest that you go to her site and see the many writing tips that she has to offer. While there join her forum.
From Verla Kay
Some basic How to Write books that I have found indispensable are:
The Elements of Style by Strunk & White
Writing for Children & Teenagers by Lee Wyndham
How to Write & Illustrate Children's Books by Bicknell & Trotman
The Children's Picture Book by Ellen Roberts
How To Write a Children's Book and Get it Published by Barbara Seuling
Writing with Pictures by Uri Shulevitz
Some basic books on The Business Part of Writing that I have found indispensable are:
The Writer's Digest Guide to Manuscript Formats by Buchman & Groves
Business & Legal Forms for Authors & Self-Publishers by Crawford
Author to Editor: Query Letter Secrets of the Pros by Linda Arms White (order via the Write4Kids website)
How to get Happily Published by Appelbaum & Evans
Time Management for Writers by Schwarz
Some absolutely vital books on Where and How to Submit Your Writing are:
The Young Writer's Guide to Getting Published by Kathy Henderson (For children wanting to get published)
The (CWIM) Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market guidebook by Alice Pope (For adults wanting to get published in children's literature)
