Resource books that picture book creators recommend:
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market 2018 by Chuck Sambuchino.
Children’s Writer’s Word Book by Alijandra Mogilner
The Comic Toolbox by Jon Vorhaus
Ideas Are All Around by Philip C. Stead
The Scholastic Rhyming Dictionary by Sue Young
Take Joy: A Book for Writers by Jane Yolen
The 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury: Celebrated Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud selected by Janet Schulman
Writing Picture Books: A Hands-On Guide From Story Creation to Publication by Ann Whitford Paul
Recommended Picture Book Lists:
Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books for Kids & Teens: Picture Books Also check out their list for Funniest Children’s Book Award.
Picture Books Blogger Great lists of PBs in categories of diversity, father figures, leading ladies, non-fiction, wordless books, graphic novels, Halloween and other holidays by one blogger passionate about picture books.
Publishers Weekly Best Picture Books of 2017 Click on tabs for best picture from other years.
School LIbrary Journal’s Best Picture Books of 2016 The world’s largest reviewer of books for children and teens.
Wordless Books Ten wordless picture books to teach storytelling from Mrs. Wills’ Kindergarten website.