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I meet a lot of people who want to know how to write and publish children’s books.
I tell everyone the same thing:

• Begin with SCBWI. The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators is a great trusted resource for new as well as experienced writers. Click on their Just Getting Started tab. It contains everything I could possibly tell you and more.
• Get yourself an updated copy of Children’s Writers and Illustrators Market, available at most book stores. There is also an online resource.
• Subscribe to the Publisher’s Weekly newsletter Children’s Bookshelf for industry news and trends.
• I also like Harold Underdown’s site for children’s writing resources and industry updates.
• If you are an illustrator or interested in writing picture books, Writing with Pictures: How to Write and Illustrate Children’s Books by Uri Shulevitz and Picture This: How Pictures Work by Molly Bang are priceless.
• For any kind of writing, the blog Writers Write out of New Zealand has all kinds of gems.