Podcast – PBSummit Roundtable: Humor in Picture Books
We hear over and over again that agent and editors want humorous picture book stories. So, why does it seem like it’s so hard to get funny manuscripts picked up when submitting to agents and publishing houses? We’re here to dig into it in today’s episode of PBSummit Roundtable.
Julie Hedlund shares her personal experience and overall observations about what is going on in the industry with silly stories and how YOU can break through!
Books talked about in today’s episode:
- I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
- Butt or Face by Kari Lavelle
- Simon and the Better Bone by Corey R. Tabor
- Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor
- How This Book Got Red by Margaret Chiu Greanias and Melissa Iwai
- Poodunit! A Forest Floor Mystery by Katelyn Aronson and Steph Laberis
- Wombats are Pretty Weird by Abi Cushman
- Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf by Davide Cali and Marianna Balducci
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Elayne Crain
July 24, 2024 at 11:48 am(Not shockingly,) I loved this!! So good. Thank you all for a great discussion!