Independent author showcase
Meet the authors.
Explore author-submitted children’s books or add any published or in-progress book you authored. It does not have to be illustrated, designed, or produced by Toby Mikle or MyBookIllustrator.
Free and open to independent authors. You do not need to hire Toby, use this studio, or have a finished book. Authors keep their rights and choose their public information.
Community listings
Independent author stories.
Meet independent authors and the books they want readers to discover. Published, coming-soon, preorder, and work-in-progress children’s books are welcome.
The listings below are posted automatically from information supplied by the submitter. MyBookIllustrator has not independently verified the author’s identity, ownership, publication status, claims, or external links. A listing is not an endorsement.
Simple and author-controlled
How a community listing works.
Your public book information can post automatically after email verification. Your email, contact name, and private verification and removal links are never displayed.
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Build your listing
Add a book cover, an optional adult author photo, a concise summary, your introduction, publication status, reader age, and any established public book links.
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Verify your email
Use the private verification link sent to your email address. The address is used for verification and management, not shown publicly.
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Publish automatically
After automated safety checks and email verification, the listing posts in the clearly disclosed author-provided community section.
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Share and manage it
Use the public link to share your listing and the private management link in your email to remove it later. To correct it, remove it and submit an updated listing.
What belongs here
- Original children’s books from independent authors
- Published books, works in progress, and family-story projects
- Book covers and optional adult author photos the submitter may publicly display
- Text, names, images, and book information the submitting author may publish
- Established book, retailer, or library links that accurately represent the book
Automatic checks are not identity, ownership, rights, or publication verification. Submission is free but does not guarantee uninterrupted publication, placement, traffic, sales, editorial review, or illustration services. Spam, deceptive claims, unsafe links, scraped material, personal information about children, and rights-infringing submissions may be rejected or removed. Only established book, retailer, or library links are automatically linked; other URLs may be withheld.
Have another book idea?
Make the next story easier to finish.
Use the free planning tools or ask Toby for a sample visual direction.