Every story has 4 basic story elements: a hook, a theme, an arc and beats. When you write a picture book, however, you need to add 2 more: a storyboard (a picture book has pictures, so with each page turn, the image needs to change) and the real aloud (unlike books for older readers, picture books are read aloud.)

In Intensive Picture Book Workshop Lessons #1-6, you will learn to identify these elements in other people's stories. Then you can use them as you write your picture book manuscript in Lessons #7-12.