?Honest and precise? everything about writing for children there is to know.?
?Jane Yolen, author

Here is the comprehensive guide to writing, publishing, and selling for the ever-expanding and always exciting children?s market?now in a new and updated third edition.

? Includes new chapters on self-publishing and on "how to choose a how-to", plus revision and updates throughout
? Offers practical advice on getting started--and on dealing with out-of-print books
? Covers picture books, chapter books, nonfiction, middle-grade and young novels, and common formats and genres
? Reveals what happens inside a children's publishing company, and provides guidance in working with an editor
? Sample cover and query letters, manuscript format, glossary, and recommended resources in an extensive appendix
? Plus information on agents, contracts, copyright, marketing, and more