Children's Book Agents Approach with Respect  A book agent makes
it rain money...not! On Finding Children's Book Agents  Let me
start by saying that I don't currently (June, 2009) have a book
agent. But I was an agented, working screenwriter for years.
I'll leave it to you to decide whether I know anything!  Here's
some of what I think I know...  Finding a children's book agent
isn't easy! Tons of children's book writers are hoping to get
agented and published. Many of them imagine the business is easy
- "Look, there are only 500 words in this picture book!" - and
you're competing with them for an agent's attention. Ergo...
You're going to have to find a way to set yourself apart.  Start
with a mindset of respect for agents - children's book agents in
particular - and what they do. They are not sitting around
waiting for your manuscript to show up! They're busy, busy,
busy, and professional, and they expect you to be too. They work
on commission, so they use their time in the way most likely to
make them mon