A step-by-step guide to creating children's books. The book covers aspects from the preliminary idea to publication, and describes how to tell a story visually, draw characters and develop settings.

Author Biography

Uri Shulevitz has written and illustrated more than 30 children's books. In 1969 he received the Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in Arthur Ransome's retelling of "The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship." In 1980 "The Treasure," which he wrote and illustrated, was selected as a Caldecott Honor Book. Other children's books by Uri Shulevitz include "One Monday Morning," "The Magician," "Rain Rain Rivers" (winner of a bronze medal at the 1970 Leipzig International Book Exhibition), and "Dawn" (given the 1975 Christopher Awards and chosen as a 1976 Honor Book by the International Board on books for Young People). Uri Shulevitz has taught the writing and illustrating of children's books at the New School for Social Research in New York City. He has also directed a summer workshop at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York.