A Young Person's Guide to Writing Fiction, by Marion Dane Bauer, Clarion, 1992. About all the elements of writing a good story. By a popular children's author. How to write simply and directly. That's something almost every writer needs to learn, and countless writers have been helped by this book.
Every writer needs a thesaurus to help find the very best words.
How to Write, Recite, and Delight in Your Own Poetry, by Joy Hulme and Donna Guthrie, Millbrook, 1996. A good introduction to writing poetry, by two children's authors. A Creative Bookmaking Guide for Young Authors, by Michelle O'Brien-Palmer and Shannon Rubin, Micnik, 1992. Another guide to making your own books. Follows this popular author-illustrator through the stages of creating and publishing one of her books.