Try writing short-short stories in a notebook. If you write one per day, you will be amazed at how many story ideas you will have at the end of one month! This also provides you with the creativity that writers need to bring to paper to hone their skills. Keep it short-short for now, and develop it later  Write on...

It doesn't have to be perfect! If you can sketch fairly well, just put your ideas down on paper. Publishers almost always use their own artists for their children's books anyway.  Check out the Writer's Digest book guides for children's books.and determine how to lay out your book according to publisher's needs. There are helpful online sites that show you sample mock-ups as well. Her's one to try now: http://www.ehow.com/how_2217476_create-mockup-childrens-book.html Have fun with it!!! Write on...