Practical Help for the Indie Author Journey
Publishing a children’s book means learning a lot of different skills. These free guides break down some of the biggest parts of the process into practical, approachable steps you can actually use.
More Than a Book
Explore practical ways to turn a children’s book into an experience that continues beyond the final page through conversation, creativity, learning, movement, exploration, and connection.
- Discover eight ways to extend the reading experience
- Create meaningful resources without adding busywork
- Give families, teachers, and homeschoolers more ways to use your book
So You Want to Write a Children’s Book?
A start-to-finish introduction for new children’s authors covering writing, illustrations, ISBNs, publishing, printing, book listings, marketing, and more.
- Plan your manuscript and page structure
- Understand illustration and publishing options
- Avoid common first-book mistakes
How to Create A+ Content That Works
Learn how to use Amazon A+ Content to show readers more of your book, explain its value, choose useful modules, and create a cleaner, more helpful product page.
- Choose the right A+ modules
- Design for parents and mobile shoppers
- Avoid common Amazon rejection issues
KDP Select & Free Book Promotions
Understand Amazon’s KDP Select program, Kindle Unlimited, digital exclusivity, and how authors can use free Kindle promotions strategically.
- Understand the 90-day exclusivity trade-off
- Set up a Free Book Promotion
- Measure more than download numbers
Launch Your Children’s Book With a Plan
Build a launch team, coordinate early readers and reviews, use free eBook promotions thoughtfully, and focus your launch budget where readers are already looking for books.
- Build and support a launch team
- Plan free eBook and newsletter promotions
- Track reviews, rankings, reads, and follow-on sales
Explore the Indie Author Community
Helpful Resources for Children’s Authors
Kids Book Hub isn’t the only place working to support independent children’s authors. There are creators, educators, reviewers, communities, and platforms doing amazing work throughout the indie book world. Here are some resources worth exploring.
Learn & Grow
Publishing education, marketing guidance, interviews, and supportive author communities.
The Bursey Twins
Twin sisters, educators, and children’s-book creators sharing author conversations, book-related content, and ideas shaped by their experiences in education and publishing.
Teacher Kasie
Children’s-book conversations, author interviews, and educational content created to help connect authors, books, and young readers.
Growth Academy
Harleigh Rose — Kidlit Author Growth Academy
A children’s-author community with publishing and marketing trainings, templates, resources, Q&As, and practical strategies for building an author business. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Swing Higher Facebook Group
A collaborative Facebook community where children’s-book creators can connect and discuss writing, publishing, illustration, marketing, and the indie-author journey.
Reviews & Book Discovery
Resources helping children’s books connect with readers, reviewers, families, and educators.
Read with Ameliessa
A children’s-book discovery resource featuring book reviews, recommendations, and opportunities for authors and publishers to share their titles with new readers.
Goodnightreads.co
A book-discovery and promotional opportunity for children’s authors looking for additional ways to get their titles in front of readers.
Reader Reach & Promotion
Tools and platforms designed to help books reach children, families, teachers, and schools.
Little Reading Wins App
A reading-focused app designed to help children build positive reading habits and discover books while connecting families and schools around reading.