A couple weeks ago I attended an SCBWI event at my local indie 57th Street Books, where a panel of children's book experts discussed "The State of the Industry." The panelists included Todd Stocke, VP and editorial director of Chicago based publisher Sourcebooks; agent Paul Rodeen of Rodeen Literary Management; and Angela Sherril, collection development manager at Children's Plus and organizer of the 57th Street Children's Book Fair.

So, what is the state of Children's Publishing? Well I think...