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Title: Out and About at the Zoo

Author: Jo Linsdell

Genre: Children's books

ISBN: 13: 978-1477446591

Purchasing links:

http://www.amazon.com/Out-about-at-zoo-Linsdell/dp/1477446591/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337772988&sr=1-2 (and all other Amazon sites)

https://www.createspace.com/3874764

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/out-and-about-at-the-zoo-jo-linsdell/1111203356

http://www.tower.com/out-about-zoo-jo-linsdell-paperback/wapi/123195456

http://www.booktopia.com.au/out-and-about-at-the-zoo-jo-linsdell/prod9781477446591.html

Book Blurb:
Rhyming text and colourful pictures accompany this fun day out discovering different animals at the zoo.

Author Bio:

Jo Linsdell is a best selling author, award-winning blogger and freelance writer. A recognised thought leader in the world of book marketing she is also the founder and organiser of the annual online event Promo Day.

Originally from the UK she moved to Rome, Italy in 2001 where she lives with her Italian husband and their two young children.

She is currently working on another children's picture story book called Fairy May that is scheduled for release on 1st February 2013 and The Writers and Authors Guide to Social Media that will follow shortly after.

Links:

http://www.JoLinsdell.com

http://www.Facebook.com/JoLinsdell

http://www.Twitter.com/JoLinsdell

https://plus.google.com/101828877006458875410
http://www.youtube.com/jolinsdell
it.linkedin.com/in/jolinsdell

Trailer:

My best selling children's book
Out and About at the Zoo

Writing a children's book may, at first, seem like an easy task but it's not. The skill of being able to tell a captivating story in such a limited number of words, the ability to combine the written story with the visual story, creating a simple text that flows smoothly... There's a lot more to children's writing than a lot of people think.

Here's a few tips:

1. Book format. A standard children's book is 32 pages long. As the actual text usually begins at around page 5 (after title page, copyright page, etc...) this leaves you 27 pages to tell your story.

2. Balance. There needs to be a balance between text and illustrations. The text needs to be divided up evenly with fairly equal amounts of text on each page. The text must also match the illustrations.

3. Planning. Draw up a plan of the 32 pages so you can see how the layout of your book will be. This will help you divide the text and give you ideas the placing of illustrations.

4. Word choice. The text of a children's book is limited so every word counts. There is little room for visual description but most of that is done with the illustrations anyway.

5. Read it aloud. Children's books are meant to be read aloud. Read to an audience or record yourself reading the text so you can check for flow.

What tips would you add to this list?

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