uTales‘ editorial panel is led by children’s book editor and
consultant, Emma D. Dryden, who has, over the course of the past
twenty-five years, edited and published hundreds of books for
young readers in her work with Margaret K. McElderry Books and
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, imprints of Simon & Schuster
Children’s Publishing. Emma oversees drydenbks, her own
children’s book consultancy company, is a member of the American
Library Association, and a member of the Society of Children’s
Book Writers & Illustrators Board of Advisors. This post,
written by Emma, aims to guide and support uTalers when creating
their uTales books. Hopefully it will make your books even more
likely to become uTales bestsellers! WHAT IS A PICTURE BOOK?
Picture books are, in the very simplest terms, stories for very
young children (ages 2-5) that unfold and entertain through a
thoughtful balance of words and pictures. The words in picture
books should be written with the intention that they will be
performed—shared and read al