Children love suspense. Keep them wondering, and they'll keep turning pages. Don't let your story stand still while you describe the scenery. 32. lmagine your picture book divided into pages. The text which guides each successive illustration in a picture book should build the story, and not be too similar to previous illustrations.
Children love humour.
Learn to write it and your books will walk off the shelves. Not all children sound the same, so make sure your characters don't all sound the same. Learn how to talk to children of different ages, so you can get extra work in schools as a visiting author. Think about joining a drama group. This will help you to act out parts for children when talking to groups at schools about writing.