Books on Writing
There are many web based resources for children's writers, but don't forget good old-fashioned books. (Though some are available as e-books.) The following is a short list of useful and informative volumes to help you get started.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Publishing Children’s Books, by Harold D. Underdown and Lynne Rominger, Alpha Books, 2008
The Business of Writing for Children, by Aaron Shepard, Shepard Publications, 2000
Picture Writing: A New Approach to Writing for Kids and Teens, by Anastasia Suen, Writers Digest Books, 2003
Writing With Pictures: How to Write and Illustrate Children’s Books, by Uri Shulevitz, Watson-Guptil, 1997
It’s a Bunny-Eat-Bunnny World: A Writer’s Guide to Surviving and Thriving in Today’s Competitive Children’s Book Market, by Olga Litowinsky, Walker Books, 2001
The Writer’s Guide to Crafting Stories for Children, by Nancy Lamb, Writer’s Digest Books, 2001
The Children’s Writer’s and Illustrator’s Marketplace, published yearly by Writer’s Digest Books
Writing Fiction for Children: Stories Only You Can Tell, by Judy K. Morris, University of Illinois Press, 2001
Children's Picture Books: The Art of Visual Storytelling, by Martin Salisbury and Morag Styles, Laurence King Publishers, 2012
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew, by Ursala K. Le Guin, Eighth Mountain Press, 1998
Writing Down the Bones, by Natalie Goldberg, Shambhala Library, 2010
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Publishing Children’s Books, by Harold D. Underdown and Lynne Rominger, Alpha Books, 2008
The Business of Writing for Children, by Aaron Shepard, Shepard Publications, 2000
Picture Writing: A New Approach to Writing for Kids and Teens, by Anastasia Suen, Writers Digest Books, 2003
Writing With Pictures: How to Write and Illustrate Children’s Books, by Uri Shulevitz, Watson-Guptil, 1997
It’s a Bunny-Eat-Bunnny World: A Writer’s Guide to Surviving and Thriving in Today’s Competitive Children’s Book Market, by Olga Litowinsky, Walker Books, 2001
The Writer’s Guide to Crafting Stories for Children, by Nancy Lamb, Writer’s Digest Books, 2001
The Children’s Writer’s and Illustrator’s Marketplace, published yearly by Writer’s Digest Books
Writing Fiction for Children: Stories Only You Can Tell, by Judy K. Morris, University of Illinois Press, 2001
Children's Picture Books: The Art of Visual Storytelling, by Martin Salisbury and Morag Styles, Laurence King Publishers, 2012
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew, by Ursala K. Le Guin, Eighth Mountain Press, 1998
Writing Down the Bones, by Natalie Goldberg, Shambhala Library, 2010