Suggested Books on Writing*:

 

Books on Art:

The Artists Way by Julia Cameron.

 

Comic Books:

Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud (warning: may be unsuitable for children)

Words for Pictures by Brian Michael Bendis

 

Poetry:

A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver

The Haiku Handbook by William J. Higginson

 

Prose:

The Artful Edit by Susan Bell

The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White

The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi

The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Flaws by Angela Ackerman &Becca Puglisi

The Positive Trait Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Attributes by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi

On Writing, A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

Steering The Craft by Ursula K. LeGuin

Steering The Craft: A 21st Century Guide to Sailing The Sea of Story by Ursula K. LeGuin

The New Well-Tempered Sentence: A Punctuation Handbook for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed by Karen Elizabeth Gordon

The Transitive Vampire: A Punctuation Handbook for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed by Karen Elizabeth Gordon

Wired For Story by Lisa Cron

 

*These are my suggestions; you'll have to find what books work best for you and which ones you resonate with.