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All books begin with one brilliant idea ... Take a journey to discover how a book is made -- from acquisition and artwork to publicity and printing -- in this inspiring and informative illustrated guide to publishing.

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"""The illustrations are terrific with the visual step-by-step process making it easy to understand. Be sure to check out the wonderful end-pages!"" -- Meridian Magazine, ""Newton's Book News"" ""The spreads are busy, with irregularly shaped, colorful panels helping to make the stages of the publishing process clear; many are festooned with arrows to assist in focus, and well-placed speech bubbles further help to delineate the action. ... For detail-oriented future publishers."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""This is the most adorable book ever! It has taken the genre of How-To books to a new level. ... The fun illustrations, added humor, and incidental diversity turns this from a good book to a great one. I loved how simple the process was explained while keeping it intriguing and engaging for the reader."" -- Raising a Legacy"

""[A] fun, colorful, and informative read. ... Perfect for little book worms."" -- Jamie Bills ""[A] wonderful display of information, art, and overall a great book that you wouldn't even think about making but you're glad it exists! ... I would definitely read this with older kids and maybe even act out a book publishing process with them in the classroom!"" -- Bookishly Bailey ""[A} stunningly creative and thoughtfully crafted book- definitely one of its kind and one we will treasure for a long time! We definitely gained a newfound appreciation of all the hard work that goes into creating a book!"" -- Stories with Jojo ""The style of the book, with its speech bubbles and engaging pictures, makes this read both fun and informational."" -- Storymamas ""This picture book leaves out no detail about the long and often daunting bookmaking process. Children curious about the process will likely have many questions while reading this informational walk-through, encouraging conversation. Davies and Hu present the process of bookmaking with colorful illustrations and realistic characters."" -- Children's Literature Comprehensive Database ""The illustrations are terrific with the visual step-by-step process making it easy to understand. Be sure to check out the wonderful end-pages!"" -- Meridian Magazine, ""Newton's Book News"" ""The spreads are busy, with irregularly shaped, colorful panels helping to make the stages of the publishing process clear; many are festooned with arrows to assist in focus, and well-placed speech bubbles further help to delineate the action. ... For detail-oriented future publishers."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""This is the most adorable book ever! It has taken the genre of How-To books to a new level. ... The fun illustrations, added humor, and incidental diversity turns this from a good book to a great one. I loved how simple the process was explained while keeping it intriguing and engaging for the reader."" -- Raising a Legacy

"""[A] fun, colorful, and informative read. ... Perfect for little book worms."" -- Jamie Bills ""[A] wonderful display of information, art, and overall a great book that you wouldn't even think about making but you're glad it exists! ... I would definitely read this with older kids and maybe even act out a book publishing process with them in the classroom!"" -- Bookishly Bailey ""[A} stunningly creative and thoughtfully crafted book- definitely one of its kind and one we will treasure for a long time! We definitely gained a newfound appreciation of all the hard work that goes into creating a book!"" -- Stories with Jojo ""The style of the book, with its speech bubbles and engaging pictures, makes this read both fun and informational."" -- Storymamas ""This picture book leaves out no detail about the long and often daunting bookmaking process. Children curious about the process will likely have many questions while reading this informational walk-through, encouraging conversation. Davies and Hu present the process of bookmaking with colorful illustrations and realistic characters."" -- Children's Literature Comprehensive Database ""The illustrations are terrific with the visual step-by-step process making it easy to understand. Be sure to check out the wonderful end-pages!"" -- Meridian Magazine, ""Newton's Book News"" ""The spreads are busy, with irregularly shaped, colorful panels helping to make the stages of the publishing process clear; many are festooned with arrows to assist in focus, and well-placed speech bubbles further help to delineate the action. ... For detail-oriented future publishers."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""This is the most adorable book ever! It has taken the genre of How-To books to a new level. ... The fun illustrations, added humor, and incidental diversity turns this from a good book to a great one. I loved how simple the process was explained while keeping it intriguing and engaging for the reader."" -- Raising a Legacy"

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