Tag Archives: children’s book author

With Help From My Friends (Guest Post by Peter Taylor)

We want to continuously provide the uTales community with inspiration for both readers and creators of ebooks for kids. This is a guest post by Peter Taylor and we hope it will inspire. Enjoy! With Help From My Friends Thank you so much … Continue reading

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uTaler of the Month: Mark Weinstein

To bring some well-deserved extra attention to our most active and inspirational uTalers from around the world, uTales presents uTaler of the Month. For December 2011, we have chosen Mark Weinstein – creator of This is Marcy and 20 Rules to be … Continue reading

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Create educational ebooks for kids, win an Inkling!

As the holidays are nearing, we have decided to launch yet another competition for our beloved uTalers! This time, we ask you to create children’s ebooks with an educational angle… or inkling Any uTales picture book aiming to teach children … Continue reading

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uTaler of the Month: Jonay Bacallado Martin

To bring some well-deserved extra attention to our most active and inspirational uTalers from around the world, uTales presents uTaler of the Month. For November 2011, Jonay Bacallado Martin has truly earned this title. He has already published two uTales … Continue reading

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To keep in mind when creating uTales picture books

uTales‘ editorial panel is led by children’s book editor and consultant, Emma D. Dryden, who has, over the course of the past twenty-five years, edited and published hundreds of books for young readers in her work with Margaret K. McElderry … Continue reading

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uTales online & app picture books for kids

So yesterday we finally launched uTales.com – a world of digital picture books for kids, yay! Now, we are all very excited for what’s to come and us building this online children’s book community, but before we jump into our … Continue reading

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Picture books for kids – learn more

We recently found this great little book about children’s picture books, and wanted to share it with you guys. It points out the important role picture books play in a child’s development… “Through experiences with picture books the young child … Continue reading

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Which digital picture book will win an iPad?

The uTales team is very grateful for all the submissions to the “uTales Classics Competition”. We’ve had a blast enjoying all your creative versions of these classic books for kids! In this post, we simply wanted to take the opportunity … Continue reading

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The importance of marketing your picture books?

Through the amazing uTales editor Emma D. Dryden we found this blog post from Emma Walton Hamilton, pointing out the importance of showing potential publishers how you would market your picture book in order to get it published. With uTales, we … Continue reading

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How to create digital books for kids on uTales.com

The create tool on uTales.com is constantly being updated. To give you an overview of how you can create digital picture books for kids with uTales, here are a few simple instructions: How to get your book approved Read about UQEP (our … Continue reading

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