12/14/2023 0 Comments Picture book manuscript title page![]() ![]() The 32 pages of a traditionally published picture book are structured as follows: But because of the way books are printed, the number of pages will always be a multiple of 4, and usually a multiple of 8. Shorter books for younger readers (such as board books) may have 16 pages. Established authors and illustrators are a safer bet.Īnother reason you might see variation in the number of pages in a particular picture book is because the “endpapers” (the ones that stick the pages of the book to the cover) have illustration and/or and have been counted in the 32 pages. That’s right-“gamble.” Remember, publishers are in the business of selling books to make money, and no one can predict how well or how poorly a book will do. Why can’t my book?” The answer is that Michelle Knudsen, the author of Library Lion (Candlewick 2006), and Kevin Hawkes, the illustrator, are both very well-established book creators with a proven history of good sales therefore, the publishing house can afford to gamble more money on them. Sometimes newer picture book writers say to me something along the lines of, “But what about Library Lion? That has more than 32 pages. It will help you work out where your manuscript is text heavy and eliminate excess description. It will also help strengthen your story’s pacing and allow you to create greater interest and more suspenseful page turns. This tool will help you work out issues in your narrative and strengthen your narrative structure, which I’ve talked about in another blog post. Understanding this 32-page structure will allow you to use a great revision and developmental tool I’m about to show you. Standard picture books from traditional publishers have, almost without exception, 32 pages. ![]()
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