One of the most terrifying areas of self-publishing is books for kids, perhaps because the books are shorter and the audience younger would-be authors assume that self-publishing is a good idea.

Johnny and the Preacher

A humorous, informative, true story about a preacher and his family’s adventures with their pet crow.


Orelda and Corelda on Wall Street

Wall Street Books for Kids! Orelda and Corelda on Wall Street is a coloring story book for kids. This Wall Street book celebrates taking daughters to work day & the wonders of the Stock Exchange. Teaching kids about investing. Kids books about New York. Join these sisters in the heart of NY’s financial district when their father takes his daughters to work one day, They are surprised to learn that stocks are not the only thing traded on Wall Street. A fun introduction to investing for kids. For children ages 5-10.

Tisa Plays Guitar and Strange Things Happen

When Tisa plays guitar with kids, strange things happen. Let’s call them MAGICAL things.

I don’t want strange things happening near my kids, accompanied by a guitar or not.

Child and Youth Reiki Program: Mount Kurama and the Emerald Lake

Mount Kurama and the Emerald Lake is a Child and Youth Reiki Program, with Mythological Reiki Tales to help Children and Youth become empowered. This Reiki program is intended to provide the young person with a healthy and fun tool for self-care and self-acceptance, leading to personal empowerment. Reiki is a conscious life force energy shared through the hands that provides individuals, through gentle and appropriate touch, with a sense of calm and balance. Within this book are two stories told through the eyes of a young adventurer, Lolly Walker, who discovers she can share the Reiki through her. She only need believe!


Johnny Profit

“Johnny Profit” is a story about a man who rescues a small village from the drudgery of poverty through his profit making powers. In a world where farmers turn soil with their hands, Johnny’s “digger” lifts them from their knees and returns many hours each day to their lives. This simple tool and Johnny’s unique concept of “honest deal making” spark an amazing Renaissance that changes life in Kimor forever.


TWEETADOPPLIN: Fozzi Fairy-Catcher’s Secrets

There is no main character but each story highlights one of the inhabitants of the city of Tweetadopplin. With names like Maria Fly-Feeder, Todd Tiger-Spitter and Chi-Chi Fudge-Bubbler, you can imagine how much fun the reader will have following them throughout their daily activities.


Lady Megan’s Mission

A Phenomenally Phased, Frivolously Factual, Frolicking Fantastic, Funny Facetious Fable Featuring Finicky Foibles and Fictitious Fantasies From a Fabulous Family Ferociously Fighting Foreigners For Freedom Forever



Etsy can be used to buy some cool crafty items, but it is also a source of rather terrifying self-published books:

I don’t want to know why the turtles are fishing in Hooky Holiday

THIS IS MY OWN CHILDREN’S BOOK HOOKY HOLIDAY EACH BOOK WILL BE SIGNED AND DATED INSCRIPTIONS CAN BE ADDED AT TIME OF PURCHASE..I WILL ALSO ADD AN ORIGINAL DRAWING WITH AUTOGRAPH….

No one needs suggestions for puns about sheep

Falling

at the heart of my heart, im a writer. this book took me 3 years to write and i loved every minute of the process.

“Falling” is an urban fiction novel set during a Montreal winter. The book deals with the complete destruction an introverted photographer named Severen experiences when hes left by his drug-addicted girlfriend. “Falling” is first and foremost a novel about the wasteland of emotion that broken love can wreak upon an individual. It’s also a novel about the delusions, mental chaos, denial, and drug abuse that can happen when a person chooses to avoid pain by losing themselves in another person.
Written from an emotional male point of view, the elements of sex and drugs aren’t only gratuitous; you follow Severen as he grasps for anything to avoid fully dealing with having to feel the pain of ended love.

A Call to Arms:

As the next ruler of Leldyna, Rae must continue to learn all she can about her homeland. Time flies by as she tours the land to meet the inhabitants. Upon her return a shock greets her in the form of an old law, marriage or disownment. Wary of the choices selected by the Council, Rae agrees. Another surprise awaits her then in the form of an old friend. Can Rae do what she needs without losing herself to her obligations or will she have to leave it all? Just when she thinks it’s over another worse situation develops: pirates!