Writing a picture book seems like it should be the easiest thing in the world. After all, it’s a book for kids. And it’s short! How hard could it be, right? And it’s true, writing a children's book is easy. But writing a GOOD picture book? That’s something else.

Writing a really great picture book—one that everyone will be talking about—means understanding picture books. It means reading a ton of picture books. It means getting the mechanics of how a children's book goes together. And for that, there are six essential elements you need to understand: page count, target audience, book word count, book content, book illustrations, and the topselling book themes for picture books.

So let’s dig in!

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Timestamps:
0:00 Background
0:51 6 Step overview
01:10 Page count
02:55 Target audience
04:51 Word count
07:10 Illustration
10:10 Content | rhyming
12:55 Content | language
13:43 Themes | seasons
18:45 Themes | caveats around trends





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