Free independent-author features
Stories worth meeting.
Give your published or in-progress children’s book a clear, shareable home. Verify your email and the public information you provide can appear automatically in the free community directory.
No fee and no sales pitch required. Authors keep their rights, choose their public information, and receive private verification and removal links.
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Preview mode:
The three entries below are fictional demonstrations of an expanded feature format—not client books, reviews, endorsements, or publication credits.
Sample feature layout
A welcoming page for each author’s story.
Real features can include a cover or preview image, a concise story summary, the author’s own introduction, publication status, and clearly labeled links.
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Fictional demonstration
Picture book · Ages 4–8 · In progress
The Moon’s Lost Button
Sample author: Avery Pine
When a silver button tumbles from the moon’s coat, a careful night moth follows its glow through a sleeping town and learns that returning something precious can light the way home.
A gentle bedtime concept about honesty, courage, and noticing small clues.
No external link—demonstration only
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Fictional demonstration
Family story · Ages 5–9 · Draft complete
Nana’s Garden Map
Sample author: Rowan Meadow
A child follows Nana’s hand-drawn garden map and discovers that every plant marks a family memory—from summer tomatoes to the lilacs planted on a long-ago birthday.
A keepsake concept connecting family history, nature, and intergenerational storytelling.
No external link—demonstration only
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Fictional demonstration
Early reader · Ages 5–8 · Published
The Smallest Parade
Sample author: Juniper Vale
A shy beetle plans a one-bug parade, but each neighbor contributes one small sound until the quiet march becomes a joyful celebration the whole meadow can share.
A playful concept about participation, community, and finding a comfortable way to be heard.
No external link—demonstration only
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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Write your listing
Share a title, reader age, concise summary, author introduction, publication status, 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 with an author-provided, not independently verified label.
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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
- Text, names, 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.
Free author submission
Post your book in a few minutes.
Short answers are welcome. Published and in-progress children’s books may be submitted. Your public fields post after you verify your email.
FreeNo submission or listing fee
Email verifiedA private link confirms the submission came from you
Author managedYou receive a private link to remove your listing or replace it with a corrected submission
Toby is not emailed. The website handles verification and publication automatically. Listings remain author-provided and are not endorsed by MyBookIllustrator.
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