Books which are made this way are usually not sold for profit. On the Writing for Children page of my Breezy Bits site, there is helpful information about selling and promoting self-published books. Ages 4-8 Stevens has written and illustrated many successful picture books. She uses the fictional genre to show rather than tell her young readers about writing and illustrating a book. Vivid animal characters want her to write a book about them.
Children see the process of creating the setting, plot, characters, and having tension in the story.
The book ends with the suggestion for the reader to write a story. They help children overcome writer's block and jump right into the writing activities. Creative examples help children show effective details and move plots to interesting conclusions. The author even has a chart to simplify the process. This is an excellent resource for school teachers, homeschoolers and other parents, and anyone who is learning English as a second language.