Writing Stellar Nonfiction Picture Books

Expert advice for researching and writing nonfiction books for kids

Whitney shares her years of experience writing fiction and nonfiction. She delves into craft tips you can apply to your writing today including:

  • How to researching your topic and find reputable sources
  • Using your research to shape your story
  • Finding the best voice to communicate with your audience
  • Creating backmatter that matters


Your Instructor


Whitney Stewart
Whitney Stewart

Whitney Stewart puts her heart, mind, and feet into writing. She's trekked in a Himalayan snowstorm with Sir Edmund Hillary and climbed to remote Buddhist monasteries in Tibet. She's interviewed the Dalai Lama in India and Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma. She's dug for shrapnel and bones in former WWII battlefields and sat for days in meditation retreats. She is the author of multiple fiction and nonfiction books, including her most recent nonfiction picture book, Meditation is an Open Sky: Mindfulness for Kids (Albert Whitman).

When she is not writing or traveling, she teaches mindfulness. Learn more about Whitney Stewart here:

Website: http://www.whitneystewart.com


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