https://mybookillustrator.com/resources.html Practical illustration, book-design, and KDP preparation guides for self-publishing children’s book authors. en-us Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 https://mybookillustrator.com/childrens-book-illustrator-brief-template/ https://mybookillustrator.com/childrens-book-illustrator-brief-template/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Fill in a practical children’s-book illustration brief covering audience, character continuity, visual direction, page turns, production choices, rights, deliverables, and feedback, then print or save it as a PDF. https://mybookillustrator.com/kdp-childrens-book-formatting/ https://mybookillustrator.com/kdp-childrens-book-formatting/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Prepare and preflight a children’s-book interior PDF and full cover: single pages, bleed, margins, 300 DPI images, embedded fonts, preview, and proof. https://mybookillustrator.com/childrens-book-illustration-styles/ https://mybookillustrator.com/childrens-book-illustration-styles/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Compare four visual directions and choose a style by intended reader, mood, readability, character continuity, format, and production scope. https://mybookillustrator.com/picture-book-storyboard-template/ https://mybookillustrator.com/picture-book-storyboard-template/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Type story beats and art notes into a browser-based storyboard, plan each page turn, then print or save the completed map. https://mybookillustrator.com/how-many-pages-is-a-childrens-book/ https://mybookillustrator.com/how-many-pages-is-a-childrens-book/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Plan story pages, spreads, front matter, color-print minimums, and the final cover workflow before illustration starts. https://mybookillustrator.com/childrens-book-illustration-cost/ https://mybookillustrator.com/childrens-book-illustration-cost/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Compare art-only and complete-book quotes by visual coverage, revisions, rights, files, and publishing support. https://mybookillustrator.com/self-publishing-book-illustrator.html https://mybookillustrator.com/self-publishing-book-illustrator.html Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Ask the right questions about scope, revisions, rights, files, AI disclosure, character consistency, and publishing support. https://mybookillustrator.com/picture-book-manuscript-checklist.html https://mybookillustrator.com/picture-book-manuscript-checklist.html Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Prepare the final text, audience, page plan, essential art notes, references, print choices, and rights information an illustrator needs. https://mybookillustrator.com/what-size-is-a-childrens-book/ https://mybookillustrator.com/what-size-is-a-childrens-book/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Choose trim size, understand bleed and margins, and lock the interior before creating the final paperback cover.