Time to Rhyme? Pep Up Your Picture Books with Rhyme and Lyrical Language

Mar 08, 2025

Penrose Carriage House, Colorado Springs

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Some of the most successful picture books are rhyming or lyrical. Why, then, do editors often treat verse as a curse? Join award-winning picture book authors Michelle Schaub and Lynn Becker in this workshop to demystify rhyme. Through presentations and exercises, Michelle and Lynn will walk attendees through the major components of writing in rhyme, with a particular focus on picture books. They’ll start with story and structures, move on through meter, and wrap up with word choice and poetic devices to polish your work. Whether you write poetry, picture books, or longer work, rhyme or lyrical prose, this workshop will have takeaways for you. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Time to Rhyme? Pep up Your Picture Books With Rhyme and Lyrical Language

Speakers: Michelle Schaub and Lynn Becker

When: Saturday, March 8, 2025 (9:00am-1:00pm MST)

Where: Penrose Carriage House, Colorado Springs

Summary: Some of the most successful picture books are rhyming or lyrical. Why, then, do editors often treat verse as a curse? Join award-winning picture book authors Michelle Schaub and Lynn Becker in this workshop to demystify rhyme. Through presentations and exercises, Michelle and Lynn will walk attendees through the major components of writing in rhyme, with a particular focus on picture books. They’ll start with story and structures, move on through meter, and wrap up with word choice and poetic devices to polish your work. Whether you write poetry, picture books, or longer work, rhyme or lyrical prose, this workshop will have takeaways for you.

A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. (Please make sure to select one of the six lunch options during checkout.)

Cost: $30

This workshop will be limited to 35 participants.

Any questions, please email rmc-ra@scbwi.org

Meet Michelle and Lynn!

Michelle Schaub

Michelle Schaub, the award-winning author of several rhyming and lyrical picture books including A Place for Rain, loves mentoring aspiring rhymers through her critique service, The Rhyme Doctors (www.rhymedoctors.com.) Learn more about Michelle at www.MichelleSchaub.com.



Lynn Becker

Lynn Becker is the award-winning author of MONSTERS IN THE BRINY and JUNE MOON, both written in rhyme. She’s also a children’s book reviewer for Shelf Awareness. Learn more about Lynn at lynnbeckerbooks.com.