How long is a childrens' book?

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• Dec 5, 2009

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I was wondering how many pages/word-count a childrens' book is?
I am hoping to write a picture book.



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• Dec 5, 2009

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Keep it under 1,000 words. Way under 1,000 words, if possible.

 

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Thank you.

 

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• Dec 5, 2009

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Check out the Online toolkit thread. It has lots of links to information, including how children's books are categorized and what the word/page range for each one should be.

Find it here:

http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39596

 

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Thanks. I'll check out the link.