I’m currently struggling to write a rhyming picture book. The rhymes are acceptable, but the rhythm is off. New writers are discouraged to write rhyming books because they’re hard to do well, publishers hate them (see point 1), and they’re notoriously difficult to translate, so your international market is restricted (which is also why publishers

At the beginning of July, I attended a 6 hour workshop at Pinerolo, the Children’s Book Cottage in the Blue Mountains.