How to Illustrate and Design a Children’s Book

Estimated Reading time: 3 Minuten

Author: Kimberley Hoffman

Sometimes people ask me how to design children’s books. The easy, short answer is that I research and draw. But that really doesn’t tell it all. 

Designing a children’s book, especially a board book with little or no text, is a big job that comes with a lot of responsibility. The facts have to be correct. The pictures, however, can be fanciful and whimsical. You want to design a children’s book that will make the children want to read it again, and again. 

My search and find books — wimmelbooks — do just that. 

Recently, the Ludwigsburg City Library asked to give a presentation on  how I developed my children’s book „Ludwigsburg wimmelt“. I’d like to share my presentation with you today. It is called „Wo wir wimmeln“, which means in English „Where we meet and teem“. 

To view the presentation “Where are we teeming?” just click on the button below.

Illustrations ©Kimberley Hoffman, Image of Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung used with permission of Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung