Accidental Route into Making Picture Books by Nadia Shireen
Nadia Shireen is an award-winning author and illustrator of picture books and chapter books. We asked Nadia about how …
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The Flip of a Coin – Lynne Garner
In my last post I shared how I'd collaborated with a specialist proof-reader/editor to hone some of my picture boo…
Getting Hands Dirty - Exploring Textures by Diane Ewen
For this week on my turn to post, I invited Diane Ewen, a rising star in children's books to talk about her creativ…
An Interview with John Condon - Lynne Garner
I can't remember how this happened but these things do and I no longer ask why. I recently virtually met picture bo…
A story with a gentle voice by Yijing Li
This week, we invite debut picture book author-illustrator to talk to us about how the books she read as a child have i…
Ask yourself a question: Why would I buy this book? By Moira Butterfield
It’s daunting, isn’t it, looking at all the picture books out there. How is it possible to get any success in such a cr…
Welcome to 2022 by Chitra Soundar
Welcome to 2022. We here at Picture Book Den hope you all had a wonderful Christmas even if it wasn’t as fabulous as i…
How to Edit A Picture Book Without Cutting Trees by Chitra Soundar
A long time ago when I started writing picture books, I learnt about making dummies before I heard about storyboarding.…
Making It Up As You Go Along by Paddy Donnelly
This week we invited guest author-illustrator Paddy Donnelly to talk to us about creating his new picture book The Van…
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