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Author: Harold D. Underdown
Publisher: Alpha
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 11813

Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.2 x 1

ISBN: 1592577504
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.068
EAN: 9781592577507
ASIN: 1592577504

Publication Date: May 6, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Also Available In:

•	Kindle Edition - The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books, 3

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Honest and precise everything about writing for children there is to know.
Jane Yolen, author

Here is the comprehensive guide to writing, publishing, and selling for the ever-expanding and always exciting childrens marketnow in a new and updated third edition.

Includes new chapters on self-publishing and on "how to choose a how-to", plus revision and updates throughout
Offers practical advice on getting started--and on dealing with out-of-print books
Covers picture books, chapter books, nonfiction, middle-grade and young novels, and common formats and genres
Reveals what happens inside a children's publishing company, and provides guidance in working with an editor
Sample cover and query letters, manuscript format, glossary, and recommended resources in an extensive appendix
Plus information on agents, contracts, copyright, marketing, and more

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

required reading in my UCLA Extension classes October 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I have taught a class called Writing Picture Books for Children at UCLA Extension for over a decade, and I require every one of my students to read this book for my class.

It not only presents a broad overview of the field, but also gives specific examples. The book is packed with terrific boxed extras like "Vocabulary Lists", which explain terms from the children's publishing industry; "Class Rules", which detail warnings and cautions; "Can You Keep a Secret?", which include tips and resources to help a children's writer or illustrator present him or herself as a pro; and my favorite, "Playground Stories", which are anecdotes from and profiles of children's authors and publishers which give an eye-opening inside view of the children's publishing world.

This book should be on the shelf of everyone in the field of children's publishing. No, not on the shelf--on the desk, and open.

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