Prepare for flashbacks to the book fair!
The Virtual Book Club for Kids has chosen Julia Donaldson as our featured author for March.
How I Wrote a Children's Book: From Idea to Execution - 6 tips from children's book author Carrie Lowrance.
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
Before you write your idea for a kid's book, you need to understand these 3 things. This free children's book template outlines everything you need to get started.
Following the Rule of Three in Picture Book writing, lets help Frank get a cookie. He will attempt three times and get his cookie on the fourth attempt.
So many kids, reluctant readers included, become enthusiastic when they read funny books. Who doesn't love to laugh and giggle through a chapter book or middle grade story, right? To help you find the best funny book for your children and students, here's a huge list of kids' favorite funny chapter books and funny middle grade books for readers ages 6 to 13.
The goal for picture book authors is to create characters that kids love and will want to read over again. Use this character worksheet to create your own!
Need help getting your kiddos interested in the stories of past cultures and places? Good news, today we're sharing our favorite history books for kids.
A fun list of clever middle grade mystery books that kids will want to stay up late reading. Most are series, to capture the attention of reluctant readers.
At GeekDad we are committed to helping you raise geek generation 2.0, and we believe few things that you do are more important than reading to your kids early and often.
Funny middle grade books will keep kids ages 8-13 reading while they laugh out loud. Make reading fun with these hilarious chapter books!
Take the first step to writing your children’s book story. Get your copy of the children’s book template here to help you get started. Do...
In the last few months I've been realizing how much more Ephraim enjoys chapter books when they are funny. For that reason I've been trying to add more
Really bad titles for kid's books! Did your read any of these classics in school? Funny, these horrible WTF's should not be!
Synopsis Expand/Collapse Synopsis This book provides comprehensive advice on what to write about for children, how to write it, and how to present the work professionally for publication. It includes an easy-to-use picture book layout plan and tried and tested examples of title sheets and covering letters. It also includes everything a writer needs to know about the international picture book market and how to sell to agents and publishers. This new edition contains advice on enhancing your text for the ebook market.
A fabulous list of funny chapter books for kids ages 6-12 years - includes illustrated chapter books through to novels.
If you have ever wanted to write and publish a children’s book, but wasn’t sure exactly how to go about it, check out this video. Look over the shoulder of published author, Sarah Cordi…
These 25 fake Nancy Drew book covers are great parodies of the classic detective series. If you're a fan of the show, you'll want to check these out!
In this post, we provide an explanation on how to add humor to a novel.
An amazingly diverse list of must read chapter books that every child should read. Books they will enjoy despite being recommended by their parents!
46 Funny and Weird Book Titles to Judge by Their Covers - The internet has generated a huge amount of laughs from cats and FAILS. And we all out of cats.
We need to understand that gifted children are not just “bright” – a highly subjective label. 15 signs of a gifted child--read on to learn.