As the author of 17 children's books, I have learned a few things about writing for children. Rules like word count, appropriate vocabulary for age groups, picture book or short novella, rhyme or prose.  When writing a picture book, for every page you write, you must have a mental picture of what to include. And then there is the whole process of finding an artist!  This lesson takes an over view of the process with tips and check-off lists.  Start here--these are things I wish I had learned early instead of "trial and error!"