Writing with Pictures: How to Write and Illustrate Children’s Books

Writing with Pictures is Uri Shulevitz’s guide to creating children’s picture books. This digital PDF edition gives you immediate access to the complete 276-page work. After purchase, you can download the file instantly and start reading.

The book examines how words and pictures work together to tell a story. It leads from the first story idea through planning, illustration, and preparation for printing.

Writing with Pictures: Book Overview

Writing with Pictures, by Uri Shulevitz, is an instructional manual for writers and illustrators working on children’s picture books. The volume covers storytelling, book planning, picture making, and reproduction, with practical examples drawn from published picture books. This digital edition is based on the 1985 Watson-Guptill publication and includes the complete text and illustrations in PDF form.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• The difference between picture books and story books, and how pictures can work with or replace text.
• How to shape a story as a complete action, from story content to picture book characteristics.
• How to plan a book with storyboards, dummies, size, scale, shape, and the structure of a printed book.
• How to draw figures and objects, use visual references, compose picture space, choose technique, and develop style.
• Printing basics, color preseparation, and techniques for reproducing artwork.
• Advice on finding a publisher, along with a bibliography and index.

Why This Book Matters

This book connects writing and illustration in a single working method. It helps creators understand how a picture book is assembled, designed, and reproduced, making it a useful reference for students, authors, and illustrators.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

This is a digital download, so no physical item will be shipped. After purchase, you can access the file directly. The PDF is compatible with Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and other PDF reading applications.

FAQ

Is this an instant download? Yes, after purchase you can download the PDF immediately.

Will a physical book be shipped? No, this is a digital edition only; no printed copy is sent.

What devices can I use? The PDF works with Kindle apps, tablets, desktop readers, mobile devices, and other PDF-compatible applications.

Writing with Pictures offers a clear, practical path from story idea to finished children’s book. Download the PDF and keep this reference close while you work.