An essential guide to making picture books for writers and illustrators from award-winning writer Libby Gleeson.
Making Picture Books is an essential guide for anyone who has ever wanted to write or illustrate a picture book. Award-winning children's author Libby Gleeson guides you from the first idea for a story, through the planning and writing, revision, editing, illustration, design and production, until there is a book in your hands.
Written from the point of view of a writer and illustrator, Making Picture Books shares decades of experience and is filled with examples and advice from Ursula Dubosarsky, Andrew Joyner, Julie Vivas and many more.
Published August 1, 2026