Stephen Davies

I am a children's author writing picture books, chapter books and teen novels. My books are set in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, on the edge of the Sahara Desert. I have lived in Africa for more than ten years, working with World Horizons amongst Fulani cattle herders. Welcome to my site.

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The Making of a Picture Book Part Five: Synergy

by Stephen Davies

This is the last in this week’s blog series on how to write a picture book. Whether you are a published picture book author, an aspiring picture book author or a simply-curious, I hope that you have found one or two morsels of useful advice over the course of this series. I am no picture [...]

Published: September 9, 2011 | Filed Under: Picture Books, Writing Tips | Tags: : : : : : : :

The Making of a Picture Book Part Four: ILLUSTRATION

by Stephen Davies

There has been some kind appreciation and enthusiastic tweeting in response to this ‘Making of a Picture Book’ blog series, so thank you very much. If the series has interested or entertained or provided new ideas then I am happy. If you missed parts one, two and three, there’s still time to catch up: The [...]

Published: September 8, 2011 | Filed Under: Picture Books, Writing Tips | Tags: : : : : : : : :
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