Illustrating childrens books

Learning how to write and illustrate a children's book is a process and the best way to learn is by starting your book now and DOING it! I created a step-by-step guide to help you through each step of the way. It's important not to get too ahead of yourself in order to minimize overwhelm and burn ou

Inside: You can publish a children's book. You can do it this year! Let's get started with three different paths forward. Shortly after publishing Belinda Baloney Changes Her Mind I started getting messages that were worded much more eloquently but essentially boiled down to this: But, like, how? It's a great question! And a question

Show me 10 children’s book illustrators and you’ll find 10 different ways to illustrate a book. Different techniques, different materials, different workflows. There’s no incorrect way to illustrate a children’s book. As long as you’re able to convey your ideas and follow any instructions from the a

Blog & site of children's book author Tara Lazar

GUESS WHAT! I got to work with some of my favorites humans again. You may recall the book I illustrated last year, HOW TO BE A GOOD CREATURE by Sy Montgomery , published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Well we’re BACK. Sy has written a beautiful children’s adaptation of the book and I was lucky en

Noticing [Yamada, Kobi, Hurst, Elise] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Noticing

Illustration, Adobe Photoshop, Procreate

Blank walls suck, so bring some life to your dorm, bedroom, office, studio, wherever Printed on 185gsm semi gloss poster paper Custom cut - refer to size chart for finished measurements Includes a 3/16 inch (5mm) white border to assist in framing Since every item is made just for you by your local third-party fulfiller, there may be slight variances in the product received

Illustrators, writers, quite inspired, how do your stories grow? was the theme for the 2012 regional conference of the Houston Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) back…

How to write a children's book— everything you need to know! How to Write a Children's Book That Rocks! Thinking of writing a children's storybook? As an independent publisher, I often get calls from men and women who have either written a kids' story or have one in mind they want to write. This article