How to Write Rhyming Picture Books
Three Top Picture Book Authors Reveal the Secret to Crafting Great Verse
with The Rhyme Doctors
An exclusive WriteForKids Session™
Who It’s For: All kidlit writers who want to write rhyming picture books and poetry.
What It Does: You’ll learn how to write rhyming picture books, easy readers and poems from three authors who are absolute masters.
What You Get: Lifetime Access to the Full Workshop + PDF Handout.
Publishing Myth #1: Editors Don’t Want Rhyming Picture Books.
The Truth: Because rhyming books consistently rank among children’s best-sellers, editors love receiving rhyming picture book manuscripts.
They just don’t want bad rhyming manuscripts. Unfortunately, that’s typically all they get.
“I box in yellow Gox box socks.”
Dr Seuss, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
When rhyme is done right, it’s as beautiful, captivating and memorable as anything a children’s author can achieve.
But rhyming, they say, is hard. Really hard.
At least that’s what most writers believe. But for those lucky folks who know The Rhyme Doctors, spinning wonderful verse isn’t nearly the battle you might think.
Michelle Schaub, Eileen Meyer and Patricia Toht are three award-winning picture book authors who are masters in the art of rhyme.
The Rhyme Doctors will teach you how to follow in their footsteps, by crafting rhyming picture books, easy readers and poems that will delight young readers.
And blow away editors.
See what The Rhyme Doctors’ students have to say about
How to Write Rhyming Picture Books:
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So much “hands on” info.
I haven’t been this excited about using new skills in a long time. I loved every minute. . .and twice!
DEE H.
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My head is spinning. I loved every word.
Thank you for all this information. I need lots of help and I have found an answer by watching your presentation.
DIANE R.
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Thorough and easy to follow!
Terrific for learning mechanics. Loved the examples chosen. Everything was broken down for easy understanding.
I feel very motivated to read and write with the information provided. Thanks so very much for the insight!
CAROL K.
You’ll learn:
The 4 things all writers must know to quickly improve their rhyming skills.
What makes some of today’s best rhyming picture books succeed, and how to incorporate the techniques of each book into your work.
The most important rhyming structures and how to choose the best one for your book.
The difference between character-driven and concept-driven rhyming picture books – and how to work within each category.
Assonance, alliteration, anaphora, consonance and other key poetic devices.
How to pick compelling subjects and incorporate rhyme into nonfiction picture books. (Great for the School & Library market!)
…and much more!
The Rhyme Doctors will see you now.
With their award-winning picture books, delightful poems and in-demand editorial service, The Rhyme Doctors are playing an important role in keeping good children’s rhyme alive, thriving and growing.
In this hands-on workshop, Michelle Schaub, Eileen Meyer and Patricia Toht will show you that anyone can write superb rhyme – including you!
What makes this workshop particularly powerful is that each Rhyme Doctor will teach a segment focused on their own specialty, giving you an inside look at three distinct rhyming markets:
Patricia Toht, author of such award-winning rhyming books as All Aboard the London Bus, Pick a Pine Tree, Pick a Pumpkin and Dress Like a Girl, will start things off by teaching you how to write fictional rhyming picture books. This is a cornerstone kidlit market, and home to some of the greatest children’s books of all time.
Next up, Eileen Meyer, author of The Superlative A. Lincoln: Poems About Our 16th President, Ballpark! and Sweet Dreams, Wild Animals! A Story of Sleep, will show you how rhyme fits beautifully into the world of children’s nonfiction. This is a hot market, and Eileen is uniquely qualified to help you start on this path.
Poet, author and language arts teacher Michelle Shaub‘s award-winning poetry collections include Fresh-Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmers’ Market and Finding Treasure: A Collection of Collections. Her rhyming picture books include Dream Big, Little Scientist and Kindness is a Kite String. In this portion of the workshop, she’ll guide you through the steps of crafting beautiful standalone poetry and poetry collections.
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All I can say is WOW!
Great information and excellent presentation.
NORMA JEAN R.
Lifetime Access to the Full Workshop & Handouts
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Full 90 minute workshop!
Info-packed PDF Handout
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