Length of a childrens fiction + fact book

[Claire Jones]

Hi,

I'm in the process of writing a series of children's books for 9-12 year olds and after reading many different articles I am still stuck on the question of how many words. My problem lies in the content as it is fiction (the initial story) + facts (that link back to the story) accompanied by a small range of illustrations. All recommendations so far seem to split the fact and fiction therefore I am unsure which to follow.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,
Claire

[Claire Jones]

Length of a....... I meant, not lenght. What a great start!

[dios4vida]

Children's books are out of my area, but if it's mainly a fiction novel, I'd go with the fiction length. Stick with the specs for the market you'd like to sell it in, and since there is an element of fiction in it you wouldn't be able to market it as nonfiction.

[Claire Jones]

Great, thanks a lot for your feedback. Initially I think I was aiming slightly too short, I need to grab the bull by the horns and just run with it!!

Thanks for being the first to reply to my first post!

[dios4vida]

Great, thanks a lot for your feedback. Initially I think I was aiming slightly too short, I need to grab the bull by the horns and just run with it!!

Thanks for being the first to reply to my first post!

Absolutely! Welcome to the forums.

[Quill]

therefore I am unsure which to follow.

Follow your instincts first, your heart second. But keep researching, too.

Any help would be appreciated!

Yes, FYI, you can edit your first post anytime, I think, if you want to correct the thread title spelling.