Writing picture books

Interview with Children's Book Author Jeff Clineff: in this interview, Clineff talks about his book, his cats, the difficulty of writing picture books, and he offers some good advice to aspiring authors. ...Read the full interview here.

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Where's Waldo?

Martin Handford's Where's Waldo? turns 21 this fall, and is celebrating with two new books, an online presence and merchandise for the 20-somethings who grew up with the character.

Amongst other surprises, fans can “friend” Waldo on Facebook, Bebo and MySpace; participate in a Great Online Photo Hunt at Flickr; and browse the official Web site, canyoufindwaldo.com.

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Four new children's writers

Four new children's writers make their spring debuts:

Sarah Prineas
Ingrid Law
S.A. Bodeen
Padma Venkatraman

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Children's Writers & Illustrators website

Verla Kay's website is where Children's Writers & Illustrators gather to share information, help each other, and have fun, while learning the business of writing and illustrating for children. Learn to write for children and illlustrate while interacting with other writers and artists on the message board pages.

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New Photo Book of Obama’s Campaign

Amistad to Publish Photo Book of Obama’s Campaign.

HarperCollins’s Amistad imprint announced it will publish Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photos in October. The book will cover Barack Obama’s campaign from its beginning through June, and will include more than 150 full color and b&w photographs plus an introductory essay.

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