1,000 Greetings: Creative Correspondence Designed for All Occasions
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • A full color collection of thumbnail images - Umm... Yay?
  • Great Resource
  • My favorite book ever
  • Who is this for?
  • A lot of fluff, not a lot of detail
1,000 Greetings: Creative Correspondence Designed for All Occasions
Peter King & Company
Manufacturer: Rockport Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Turtleback

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ASIN: 1592530214

Book Description

With designers constantly working for clients and having a limited amount of freedom in much of their work, the chance to strike out on their own and do something truly original and personal is a real luxury. The cards included represent some of the most creative design available so are a wonderful source of inspiration for all types of projects. All designers and design firms, whether in-house or freelance, create their own greeting cards which serve not only as a greeting card, but as an opportunity to show off their work in a totally unique and uninhibited light. In addition, they are the perfect project because they are small enough so they are not incredibly time consuming nor are they very expensive to produce -- even with unique materials or treatments.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars A full color collection of thumbnail images - Umm... Yay?.......2007-08-04

I have a lot of problems with this book.

The first being that while the designs are split into categories such as "brand identity", "invitations" and "self branding" (among others) the individual pieces have virtually no information given on their purpose or use. It would be very helpful to know standard information like the target audience or main goals attributed to the selected works shown. It isn't enough to simply lump sum all this work into a category and offer no explanation on demographics or psychographics. A directory at the end of the book lists who designed the work, but that's really all you get.

The second thing that irked me is that the pictures are very small. Each page may have half a dozen or more pieces shown but no detail shots of any. This further adds to my first complaint. The viewer can't even deduce for themselves what most of the work was intended for since the images are so small. Some of the photography is very lovely and truly works to show off the best qualities of the selected pieces but without detailed shots or full page displays the viewer is left unsatisfied.

While all the designs shown are very good, many are based off of common ideas. Lots of Pseudo-Asian, lots of decomposed and grunge. While they're attractive, they're not particularly inspiring.

Over all I think this book would do more good in the hands of a craft minded individual and not a designer. I can see many of the invitations lending themselves well to home projects and offering some inspiration for personal correspondence stationery.

An acceptable coffee table book, but not a design tool.

5 out of 5 stars Great Resource.......2007-03-09

Love this book. It's jam-packed with inspirational greetings that can be applied to all types of graphic design projects. I plan on buying their other 1000 series in the near future.

5 out of 5 stars My favorite book ever.......2007-02-22

I bought this book and used it everyday until I lost it. I felt completely off base without it for several months until I couldn't take it anymore and purchased it AGAIN! I absolutely love 1000 greetings and recommend it to everyone.

2 out of 5 stars Who is this for?.......2007-01-31

Not enough details for inspiration. They say a picture is worth 1,000 words, not in this case. Maybe if they would have given us a quick paragraph about the piece, (how, who, what, . . .etc). I'm sure the designers would've loved this. Were they even asked?

2 out of 5 stars A lot of fluff, not a lot of detail.......2007-01-19

While this book is filled with 1000 different images, you don't get any details. What does the card look like when opened? What type of client was this project done for? Also, the images are incredibly small so you can't read any of the copy, which for some of the designs, is critical to their success. I wouldn't have bought this book had I been browsing in a store and been able to see it first.
Writing with Pictures: How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Creating Children's Books 101
  • Beautiful and Instructive
  • Invaluable resource for children's fiction writers
  • Make every picture tell a story
  • A book every children's book illustrator should have--and useful for writers and others too
Writing with Pictures: How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books
Uri Shulevitz
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill
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ASIN: 0823059359

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Creating Children's Books 101.......2007-05-17

Uri Shulevitz's book Writing With Pictures is a treasure trove of valuable information concerning writing/illustrating children's books. For those with no interest whatsoever in illustration, the book explains how illustrations enhance and fulfill the promise of the text. For those only interested in illustration, the book describes how to correctly construct illustrations so that they illuminate, rather than repeat, the prose.

The book is divided in four parts. Part one defines/contrasts picture books and story books; two, describes how to plan the book; three, explains the construction and purpose of illustrations; and four, provides instruction on how to prepare illustrations for reproduction for publishing.

Although the book could be used for college courses in both art and literature, it is easily readable, enjoyable and informative. For individuals serious about writing and/or illustrating books for children, this book is a must-have resource. It's a keeper!

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful and Instructive.......2007-02-07

This book is a pleasure to read, and very inspiring to get drawing! His detailed instructions are as helpful as sitting in a drawing class.

5 out of 5 stars Invaluable resource for children's fiction writers.......2006-09-06

I have read quite a few books on writing and illustrating for children, and in my opinion, this one is far and away the best. Uri Schulevitz communicates the essential elements of outstanding writing and illustration for children so clearly that I had one of those "light bulb" moments. He uses an abundance of examples (his own work and others) to explain what he means. Off and on for years, I have been working on several books for children, but certain aspects didn't seem to work. I knew my work needed refining, but I was unable to define specific solutions. Schulevitz has broken down the process so well that I have finally been able to clarify my story lines and flow. Although printing processes have changed immensely since this book was published (especially in pre-production such as scanning artwork), making that portion out-of-date, the other information is timeless. This is an invaluable resource for anyone involved in writing for children.

4 out of 5 stars Make every picture tell a story.......2006-02-20

Shulevitz presents a clear, complete guide to the basics of creating a book for children. It starts with a brief discussion of plot, development, and resolution - maybe not what you remember about an illustrated children's book, but you know it when they're not well worked out. Given a story, the next step is in creating its pictures. Narrative illustration, the kind that contains a story and moves the reader through it, is a lot more than just the individual panels that make it up. Pictures may spotlight a few key events in the text, or they may take on the real load of the story-teller's task. It depends not only on the artistic decisions of the illustrator and writer (often different people), but also on the age range of the intended audience.

Next, the author starts getting into some of the mechanics of contemporary book construction. That includes the size and shape of the book, but also the number of pages (usually 32 or 48), including front matter. With that, Shulevitz discusses storyboards and dummies, where the art and story start to come to life. The book's longest section covers the artwork itself: media, composition, style, and all the mechanics of creating the images. Although worthwhile, this material may be more basic than the aspiring children's illustrator needs. This book gets back on track in the last section, on how printing is done and what that means to the book's creator.

Remember Dr. Seuss's flat expanses of one or two solid colors? They were required by the affordable printing processes of his time, up to about twenty years before this book was written (1985). Printing processes advanced in the twenty years since then, too, so some of the technical advice may be out of date for today's readers. Also, this book predates home computers capable of handling serious artwork - its computer-free tone may look quaint to today's readers. My real problem with this book, though, is that it assumes all children's books are fiction. Children's nonfiction, including histories, how-to books, and a lot more, simply are not addressed. Whatever else early readers might be, they are curious, intelligent people with many interests. Shulevitz's omission of what's real in favor of what isn't fails to serve the whole of the young and growing mind.

Still, it's a worthwhile reference. It lays out the basics, and encourages the reader to try an illustrated book of their own. For anyone with a color printer at home, it could be a thought to pursue.

//wiredweird

5 out of 5 stars A book every children's book illustrator should have--and useful for writers and others too.......2005-11-23

This review is condensed from a longer review on my web site, The Purple Crayon.

The author of Writing with Pictures is a Caldecott medalist, and he gives the reader a master's class in the theory and the practicalities of picture book illustration in particular and of illustration more generally.

CONTENTS: This is a substantial book, large format, 272 pages, with over 600 illustrations (mostly black and white, many of them small). Shulevitz breaks it down into four sections: Telling the Story, Planning the Book, Creating the Pictures, and Preparing for Reproduction. There is also an appendix with advice on finding a publisher, a short bibliography, and a useful index.

Telling the Story: In this section, Shulevitz opens with the difference between a picture book and a story book. He then goes on to explain his theory of "visual storytelling," using many visual examples. He also demonstrates how text and illustration work together in a picture book, and closes with a discussion of the characteristics of a picture book, such as "linear continuity" and rhythm and repetition.

Planning the Book: In this section, Shulevitz shows the steps an illustrator goes through to create a book: starting with a story board; moving on to a dummy; working with text in a layout; playing with many possibilities of size, scale, shape; and dealing with the structure of a printed book. Step-by-step visual illustrations make this easy to follow.

Creating the Pictures: This section starts with theory: the purpose of illustration is to clarify or even illuminate the text, and thus the illustrator must at least make the pictures "readable." He then focuses on creating illustrations themselves. It covers such topics as drawing figures and objects, using visual references, composition, technique, and style, with copious examples.

Preparing for Reproduction: The book was originally published in 1985, and this is the only section that has become badly dated, as it focuses on the way to create pre-separated art, which used to be the predominant method used in children's books. Today, of course, almost all picture books are made by scanning original full-color art.

COMMENTS: It's not over-praising this book to say that there's no other book like it, and that it's an unmatched resource for anyone involved with children's book illustration. I've had a copy for several years, and I learn something every time I open it. Of course, I'm an editor, but the illustrators I know tell me the same.

If you want to understand the nitty-gritty of creating a picture book, from text to final illustrations and layout, there is no other book out there.
Drawing From Life: The Journal as Art
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Reassuring for those who journal, inspiring for those who want to.
  • Here's the point
  • What's the point?
  • For Your Inspiration-no technique included but visually very pleasing
  • An exciting look at journals!
Drawing From Life: The Journal as Art
Jennifer New
Manufacturer: Princeton Architectural Press
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ASIN: 1568984456

Book Description

Who hasn't, at one time or other, kept a journal? The impulse to record our daily lives on paper is nothing if not universal. Still, only a few of us have the discipline to make it past the first few entries, and fewer still manage to create diaries whose insight and visual beauty can inspire anyone but their authors. Drawing from Life: The Journal as Art is an exploration of these exceptions books of obsessive wonder filled to their borders with drawings, sketches, watercolors, graphs, charts, lists, collages, portraits, and photographs.

Jennifer New takes readers on a spirited tour into the private worlds of journal keepers an architect, a traveler, a film director, an archeologist, a cancer patient, a songwriter, a quiltmaker, a gardener, an artist, a cyclist, and a scientist, to name just a few illustrating a broad range of journaling styles and techniques that in the end show how each of us can go about documenting our everyday lives. Excerpts from journals by such artists as Maira Kalman, Steven Holl, David Byrne, and Mike Figgis give us a peek at how creative souls observe, reflect, and explore.

For those who already keep a journal, Drawing from Life will be an inspiration. For those who have always wanted to or tried and failed it might just be the motivation needed to get past that first week.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Reassuring for those who journal, inspiring for those who want to........2007-01-18

I am a visual artist and have always been fascinated with the concept of journaling. This book helped me understand that there's no wrong way to keep a journal (for those of you who tend to think your journal isn't as interesting as other peoples, or that you're "not doing it right", this book is a confidence booster). Journaling is often personal and it's easy to feel self conscious of ones journal while in a vacuum; going through this book and seeing the stories and examples of total strangers helped me not be so critical of myself. I very much enjoyed the examples of each persons journal, especially the handwritten ones; the image quality was so good you could read the entries clearly. It's fun looking through other peoples journals, but confusing if you don't have the person there to explain things...this book includes how the journal writer works, why they do it, and how it has benefited other aspects of their career and/or life.

I was impressed that the majority of the people featured in the book weren't career artists; some were naturalists, psychiatrists, mothers, and college students (to name a few). I liked that there was a wide spectrum of individuals featured in the book.

It also shows that there are a variety of ways to keep a journal and that it doesn't always have to be a "Dear Diary" kind of scenario. It was also interesting to see what people used for journals and how they incorporated other media such as collage, digital photography, etc. or how journaling led to other forms of creation.

As other reviewers have mentioned this is not a book of journaling techniques. However, I found it inspiring to see the different kinds of journals people keep and it's given me ideas of my own to run with.

5 out of 5 stars Here's the point.......2006-08-09

To S. Agulia....
What's the point? Well, I think the point is that you are probably looking for a book on Scrapbooking which is something very different from this. So, go get your glitter-on elsewhere....

This book gave me a lot of perspective on my own book that I keep and I love that all of the styles were very diffferent and inspiring. Here's hoping that there is a Volume 2!

2 out of 5 stars What's the point?.......2006-07-13

This book features photographs & a couple of sample pages from a select & varied group of people - some are artists, some are other professions. I thought the book would be an inspiration for journaling - I did not find it so. Many of the photo pages are unreadable and uninspiring. Felt it was a waste of time and money.

5 out of 5 stars For Your Inspiration-no technique included but visually very pleasing.......2006-03-02

This book is a great glimpse into how people from different fields treat their journals. From putting them up on a pedestal to utilitarian jotting down of memos and thoughts.

If you are looking for techniques this book does not have them. If you are looking for inspiration-this book certainly has it. The dimensions of the book is also quite nice as is the weight of the papers within. Includes a great variety of contributors-now I just want to see the rest of their personal journals.

I received this as a gift for Christmas and I think I have looked at it every day since. I would recommend this for a gift for yourself or family and friends.

If you love love looking at journal arts this is a book worth putting in your rotation.

5 out of 5 stars An exciting look at journals!.......2006-02-26

If you are looking for pretty, "Somerset Studio" style journals, you'll be disappointed by this book. However, this book opens the mind to the possibility of many more kinds of journals. A wide variety of journalers from all over the world are represented here. Fascinating stuff!
Creative Illustration
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    Creative Illustration
    Andrew Loomis
    Manufacturer: The Viking Press
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Hardcover
    ASIN: B000I9G1RE
    The Use and Training of the Human Voice: A Bio-Dynamic Approach to Vocal Life
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A Must for Musical Theater Performers
    • This Approach deserves 10 stars!!
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    • The alpha and omega in voice
    • "Good Voice, Good Man" can be you!
    The Use and Training of the Human Voice: A Bio-Dynamic Approach to Vocal Life
    Arthur Lessac
    Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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    Book Description

    This introductory text details Arthur Lessac’s proven procedures for understanding, training, and improving the voice and speech of the performer by exploring the varied qualities of the physical energies associated with producing sounds.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A Must for Musical Theater Performers.......2007-08-08

    This is probably the best technique out there for freeing and developing a strong vocal instrument for speech and singing. This is the only voice text (and I've read and studied them all: Linklater, Skinner, Berry, Rosenburgh)which gives a spicific structural breakdown for the production of healthy and tonal sound. Most other texts are just exercises, but Lessac's System gives exact physical placement for each vowel, consonant, and dipthong sound as well as extensive tonal work. Especially good for the dancer due to the strong physical emphasis of placement of the tongue, lips, jaw etc. His work on Consonant action is quite inovative, drawing on the actors imagination and assining each consonant sound to an instrument in the orchestra, thereby allowing the actor to more quickly understand the musical quality of speech. Here is a basic overview of what is covered in the text; anatomy of the vocal instrument, the alignment of the body and the economical use of muscular effort to produce sound, the use of optimum pitch to discover and develop the presence of tonality and broaden pitch and range, the use of melody and the onomatopoetic nature of language to communicate ideas, and the application of these skills to a text.

    5 out of 5 stars This Approach deserves 10 stars!!.......2002-10-19

    I first became acquainted with Arthur Lessac's work in the 1970's when I was in Graduate School. Since then, his Approach to Voice and Body Training has been the mainstay of my professional and personal life. His new book (the third version) has been written in such a way that complements the older version, yet takes us on a training journey that is wholistically and organically fresh and new. I enjoy teaching from this book, and my students enjoy learning from it!
    --Nancy Krebs, Lessac Master Teacher

    5 out of 5 stars Singers, pay attention to this one -.......2001-08-12

    As a voice teacher for many years, I am always being complimented on my speaking voice. Arthur Lessac's book was not my speaking coach, my operatic training was - but the technique is the same. Lessac has done a masterful job explaining the "old" Italian, bel canto/good singing technique that's been around since the 1600's - but he's done it for the speaking voice. Singers need to use the same technique for both speaking and singing, and this is the best book I've found on speaking technique.

    Now everyone can understand logically how to improve their speaking and singing voice, and perhaps operatic voices will be better understood as not being something elitist or unnatural. Using the power of your instrument to produce quality sound is amazingly natural - it ain't magic. The "magic" is being given the vocal chords of an angel, inspiration from God, the constitution of a horse, the luck of (all) the Irish, and the intelligence of an Einstein to develop that voice into a Pavarotti, a Sutherland, etc.

    5 out of 5 stars The alpha and omega in voice.......2000-08-15

    This is everything anybody (actors, speakers and liars) will ever need to know about discovering, developing and using with confidence the voice as a tool to communicate. Westerners especially, I believe, have trained and maimed their voices to suit ideals (The average woman speaks about 6 tones higher than her natural voice prescribes). This book, a trusted training manual in many theatre and opera schools, teaches practically and without pretence, the real abilities of the voice. This is all one needs to acquire/rediscover, with practise, how the voice can be an (extemely flexible) extension of oneself in a physical world. A wholistic adventure which necessarilly encompasses correct breathing and posture, which will eventually be effortless, simply because it is natural. From an acting perspective the Arthur Lessac voice system becomes a perfect partner to the Stanislavskyan system of acting (associated with 'The Method' in USA). The practice of the Lessac system can easily be taught to a child and has proven successful in overcoming a stutter. This probably because the learner is made aware of the manoeuvre-ability of sound and how it is created, and not only on voice as a carrier of language. The book contains many excercises, each making one discover and realise the immense power of (self-generated) sound. Living in Africa one often wonders at the vocal powers of its people. Westerners can also feel at one with their true voices. The Lessac system would be the first (and last) step on the route to rediscovery. This is a popular book (I had two copies stolen from me when it was out of print) amongst performers and all those who believe their bodies are instruments.

    5 out of 5 stars "Good Voice, Good Man" can be you!.......1997-09-17

    The design is here for a lifetime's care and growth of the human voice. Lessac presents an integrated system of correlating vocal life with all the facets of the actor's instrument (physical, vocal and sensory-imaginative). The techniques teach the concurrent development of the whole through relaxation, breath control and correct posturization, with vocal life itself divided into structural action, tonal action and consonant action. Fun, tongue-twisting exercise poems by Arthur's son Michael. A must for public speakers, politicians, and professional actors alike. --Jack Marston, Anaheim, Californi
    How to Write & Illustrate Childrens Books and Get Them Published
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Nice book
    • Very useful information
    • Good Start for Illustrators
    • Helpful to illustrators
    How to Write & Illustrate Childrens Books and Get Them Published

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    ASIN: 1582970130

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    Though bits and pieces are somewhat outdated ("backspace 10 characters for right-hand margin," a chapter on getting published recommends), this is a fine and quite British introduction to the art of writing and illustrating children's books. Nine writers, illustrators, editors, librarians, and educators present a chapter or two each on such subjects as storytelling, classic children's fiction, contemporary themes in children's literature, illustration, and production. The format doesn't allow much of a chance for any one aspect of the business of children's books to be explored deeply, but the authors' strong affinity for children and their literature will help any potential children's-book creator adopt the right frame of mind for the work. Authors of children's books, says Gabrielle Maunder, must not underestimate the intelligence of their readers. And illustrators, says Catherine Storr, should do more than simply add pictures to the text; "the illustrator all writers long to meet," she says, "is the one who can take the text and, without radically changing it ... enormously enrich it." Most important, agree all the contributors here, is the need for authors and illustrators alike to understand the mind of the child. Getting published and sold is one thing, says illustrator (and writer) Celia Berridge; but true success "is knowing that your book really works for children." --Jane Steinberg

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Nice book.......2006-07-18

    Good book for those wishing to know more about the field or not knowing where to start. When you get serious, you'll want to read some additional books on working with the publishing world. From what I've understood, very few agents will touch children's books. So, you'll likely be going it alone up until you really get established, if you do. That means you will be working directly with the publisher/editor yourself. As a result, you will need more information under your belt about the publishing world than what this book contains, but this is an excellent source to learn about everything else. It does include some starter info about the publishing end of things.

    4 out of 5 stars Very useful information.......2004-05-20

    I found this book to be very useful as a source for writing better children's books. It includes specific style and writing techniques with examples to teach us to make a more powerful manuscript. I wish there were more books like this with even more ideas!

    4 out of 5 stars Good Start for Illustrators.......2003-09-14

    Treld Pelkey Bicknell's 'How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books' is really more for illustrators of children's books then the writer's aspect of the book. It's a good source for that particular purpose. If you want a more indepth instruction on the children's book writing process I suggest Barbara Seuling's 'How to Write a Children's Book and Get It Published.' Bicknell's book is valuable for it's comprehensive topics and illustrations. The first part include topics of constructing a story from beginning to end (planning and plotting, story structure, dialogue). There's a section on getting to know your reader and choosing the right words. Plus other informative information like looking into the world of children and the influence of new writing. The second part is devoted to illustration and discusses getting to know your audience, the types of picture books (board, pop-ups, zig-zag, flap, half-flap, holes, pictorial consequences, long text, minimal text, wordless, picture strips). It combines pictures with interpeting a text and using your imagination. Building the porfolio follows in the creation process. The last part is devoted to getting published. Starting from making the book, preparing the roughs, the right style for the right job. The author tops it off with factual writing and researching, Fad & Novelty books and finding the right publisher. To find what's in the market I also suggest the 'Children's Book Writer and Illustrator's Market Book' as a directory in that field to find the right genre of which publisher to contact. This book is a handy source like the other two I mentioned.

    4 out of 5 stars Helpful to illustrators.......2001-08-18

    As a published children's book author and illustrator, I found this book to be one of the more helpful guides for those interested in children's illustration. Most books in the "How to Write Children's Books" genre focus on the writer's perspective and neglect the illustrator. This book, with contributions by an Art Director, also addresses portfolio presentation, picture book layout, style, dummies, tearsheets and roughs. True, the book is somewhat dated and there are more comprehensive books on children's book publishing. However, I would highly recommend this book to fellow illustrators.
    Digital Illustration: A Masterclass in Creative Image-making
    Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
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    Digital Illustration: A Masterclass in Creative Image-making
    Lawrence Zeegen
    Manufacturer: RotoVision
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback

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    ASIN: 2880467977
    Release Date: 2005-08-01

    Book Description

    Digital Illustration - A Masterclass in Creative Image-making instructs the reader, through detailed, step-by-step tutorials, in the skills and techniques used by the masters of digital image-making.

    With the growth of computer arts, designers are now using Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash as much as QuarkXPress. These designers are combining handcrafting skills with modern techniques to produce a fresh creative aesthetic. Digital Illustration reveals the secrets of the industry's most successful creatives who transfer traditional illustrative skills into digital dimensions, producing the highest quality, most commercially successful animation, three-dimensional and vector-based illustration. This book offers a master class for students and professional designers and illustrators who want to take their work beyond the constraints of two-dimensions and to gain greater commercial success.

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars Not impressed.......2007-07-06

    I didn't like the tutorials, and most of the illustrations in this book were terrible. You won't get much out of this book that you can translate into practical portfolio pieces. Get Illusive: A guide to contemporary illustration, or handmade if you want to see what the real movers and shakers in the illustration business are doing.
    Young Author'S Do It Yourself
    Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
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    Young Author'S Do It Yourself
    Donna Guthrie/Nancy Bentley
    Manufacturer: Millbrook Press
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Library Binding

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    ASIN: 1562943502

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    2 out of 5 stars Authors.......2000-08-05

    This book was not that helpful. It was hard to understand and the projects were too hard to do for kids under 10.
    Writing and Illustrating Children's Books For Publication: Two Perspectives; 10th Anniversary (Writing & Illustrating Children's Books for Publication)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Writing and Illustrating Children's Books for Publication
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    Writing and Illustrating Children's Books For Publication: Two Perspectives; 10th Anniversary (Writing & Illustrating Children's Books for Publication)
    Berthe Amoss , and Eric Suben
    Manufacturer: Writers Digest Books
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Hardcover

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    5. Writing Children's Books for Dummies Writing Children's Books for Dummies

    ASIN: 1582973539

    Book Description

    The world of publishing has changed dramatically in the ten years since Writing and Illustrating Children's Books for Publication first started helping aspiring children's book writers and illustrators. Presented in a lively, usable format, the book is still brimming with its popular features, and has been updated to include pertinent new information reflecting current realities and trends.

    Combining supportive advice with hands-on activities, Writing and Illustrating Children's Books for Publication, Revised Edition guides readers in successfully pursuing their craft with:

    -Two perspectives on writing & illustrating children's books for publication: that of a respected author/illustrator, and that of a successful editor/publisher -Real-life case histories of how noted authors and illustrators overcame obstacles and got published -Carefully-developed writing exercises, checklists, and targeted reading lists to get and keep writers writing and illustrators illustrating -In addition to the following all-new material: -Updated case histories and reading lists -Brand-new writing and illustrating exercises -Online tools and resources for research -An expanded section on illustration -Greater focus on writing fiction for middle grades and young adults -Information on communicating with and making submissions to publishers -Information and advice about changes in the marketplace since the first edition, including mergers in the publishing industry; name-brand literary properties (e.g., Harry Potter); and celebrity publishing

    Whether used as an eight-week, self-taught course or as a treasury to focus on aspects of craft when and as needed, Writing and Illustrating Children's Books for Publication, Revised Edition contains the tools necessary to create a publishable children's book in a short amount of time.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Writing and Illustrating Children's Books for Publication.......2007-09-05

    ASIN:1582973539 Writing and Illustrating Children's Books For Publication: Two Perspectives; 10th Anniversary (Writing & Illustrating Children's Books for Publication)]]

    This book is great! It has a lot of very good and helpful information for would be authors/illustrators. I believe most of the information would be great for other areas of pursuit as well. I was very impressed with section about how to understand what the letters from publishers are really telling you. I highly recommend this one.

    4 out of 5 stars Great Book!.......2007-02-01

    I found this book to be very informative. Also easy to understand. A bonus, it is also a hard cover book for a great price, so it will last a long time on the shelf for those times you need to go back and reference.

    4 out of 5 stars Love it!.......2007-01-05

    When i first bought this book I sort of turned my nose up at it, I put it aside for a little while, then finally made up my mind to start reading it. As things turned out it's a good thing I picked it up again, what a wonderful book! I love the reading suggestions and personal stories included at the end of each chapter as well as the progressive step by step design of the book (which is supposed to walk you through the process of writing your own book as you read it) While I haven't necessarily started doing all the exercises included at the end of every chapter, I got some wonderful ideas and found this book to be both encourageing and inspiring.

    5 out of 5 stars Pleased .......2006-03-15

    I am pleased with my book and the response time for receiving it. I would order again!!
    Get Ready For Pre-K: 270 Interactive Activities and 2.270 Illustrations That Make Learning Fun!
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    Get Ready For Pre-K: 270 Interactive Activities and 2.270 Illustrations That Make Learning Fun!
    Jane Carole
    Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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    Binding: Ring-bound

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    ASIN: 1579125492

    Book Description

    Make sure your toddler has all of the skills he or she needs to succeed in pre-kindergarten— and fill up play time with hours of challenging fun—using this giant collection of exercises, games, and activities that put excitement and pride into learning.

    Get Ready for Pre-K focuses on early learning skills such as how to write the alphabet, count from one to ten, name the colors and shapes, and master such concepts as opposites and same/different. Rounding out the book are mazes, color-by-number and connect-the-dot pictures, and more. There is even a special “graduation” certificate included to celebrate the completion of the tasks in Get Ready for Pre-K.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great price for a great workbook!.......2007-04-07

    I bought this book for my 4-year-old son to help introduce him to writing letters. It has been a ton of help. The book has a lot of other activities in it too, and he has had a blast working through all of them. I can see his self-esteem growing as he completes each exercise. Highly recommended!

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