This process is so new to me and I'm like a sponge trying to absorb everything! 

I had to send out a "brief" that contained at least 500 words, however, no going over a certain amount. Since my book is around 490 words, the editor received my whole story. Pretty much all the books I'm planning on writing will be this same format. I have other ideas on the back burner that will be more involved. Thanks you. Cathy

Thanks for the information. Even though the story is written and the characters have their quirks, nothing beyond that about the characters is set in stone. By asking the original question, I've started to get more clarity about how I should approach the cultures of the characters. A slight rewrite may be in order.

To me, this could be left for the call, when an agent or editor often asks how you envision the book. But remember that art is up to the artists and art director, often with some input from the editor. You'll have to decide how important this is to you. Right now, friend groups with this type of diversity are pretty much the norm (unless the circumstances of the story make it unlikely), so I wouldn't be too concerned about it.

Good afternoon,

I already submitted my manuscript for my rhyming children's picture book. I added my contact info and word count to the top of the page and centered the title and my name on the top of the first page. Does this info need to be at the top of every page? My manuscript is about 4-5 pages long and there's a glossary at the end.  I double spaced and I'm using Time Roman 12 font. Per the info that I read from the editor that I'm using, she stated not to page number or add illustrations. The versus are about 4-5 lines each. Now what makes this book a little different is that there's only one real character in this story. My dog, Paulie. The story is about him and how he was found as a stray and brought to the shelter to find a family.  The editor is scheduled to read the manuscript on 2/19/23. I want to make sure it's cleaned up and pretty good in formatting before then. I did make a few changes on 2/2/23 and submitted it, however, I realized some of the versus skip to the next page which I feel needs to be corrected. Any suggestions is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Cathy

Hi Aaron,

I think you can mention in your query that your story is set in or features multicultural kids or neighborhood. "In this multicultural picture book, ...," for instance.

Jody