Publishing
How to Find Children's Book Publisher
You've finished the manuscript. Your character has a name, your ending lands, and you've read it aloud to at least one very patient child who giggled in the right places. Now what?
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Practical, warm-hearted advice on writing, illustrating, reading and publishing children's books, from the people who make them.
Illustration
How to Design Children's Book Covers in Australia That Actually Sell
You've finished the manuscript. You've read it aloud to your own kids a dozen times, tightened every sentence, and you finally believe in the story. Then you open a blank Canva document to design the cover, and freeze.
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Publishing
How to Write a Children's Book
Did you know Australian children's book sales grew 8% in 2025, reaching close to $396 million, with young adult titles jumping 20% in value alone?
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We add new pieces regularly, covering writing, illustration, reading and the realities of children's publishing. The newest stories appear first, and the archive scrolls back from there.
02 Who writes the Purple Giraffe Press blog?
Articles are written by our in-house editorial team, including editors and our art director, all of whom work on children's books every day. Many of us are former teachers and lifelong readers.
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