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Children’s Authors: Get Your Book Featured on Our Read‑Aloud YouTube Channel

Are you a children’s author looking for a meaningful way to share your story with young readers and families?

Our children’s read-aloud YouTube channel is part of a parenting website, and we love discovering new picture books and early reader stories. If you are the author or rights holder, we want to feature your book.

Important: This page is for children’s authors only. We do not accept submissions from publishing companies, literary agents, PR firms, or third-party services.

Author Name
Please provide an overview of the book you would like featured on our YouTube channel
How would you like us to obtain a copy of your book?
Required Confirmation

About Our Read‑Aloud Series

Our read‑aloud videos are designed to:
📚 Encourage a lifelong love of reading.
📚 Support parents, caregivers, and educators.
📚 Introduce families to new and diverse children’s authors.
📚 Create calm, engaging storytime experiences.

Each book is read aloud in a warm, child-friendly style. Families can enjoy it during storytime, quiet time, or bedtime routines.

We particularly enjoy featuring:
📚 Picture books for ages 3–9.
📚 Early readers and short chapter books.
📚 Stories that promote kindness, confidence, creativity, and curiosity.

Who This Opportunity Is For (Please Read Carefully)

This opportunity is specifically for:

📚 Children’s book authors.
📚 Self‑published authors.
📚 Independent or small‑press authors who own or control the read‑aloud rights to their book.

This opportunity is not for:

📚 Publishing houses.
📚 Literary agents.
📚 Marketing or PR agencies.
📚 Book promotion or submission services.

Submissions from third parties will not be considered.

Book Purchase & Permissions

We are more than happy to purchase your book in order to feature it on our read‑aloud YouTube channel.

All we require is written permission from the author or rights holder confirming that:
📚 The book may be read aloud on our YouTube channel.
📚 The video may remain publicly available.
📚 Proper credit will be given to the author and book.

This ensures your work is respected and shared properly.

Why Have Your Book Featured?

Having your book featured on a read‑aloud YouTube channel can help:

📚 Introduce your story to new families and young readers.
📚 Increase awareness of your work as a children’s author.
📚 Create shareable video content you can link to or embed.
📚 Support literacy and storytelling in an accessible, engaging format.

We always credit the author and clearly reference the book. We treat every story with care.

What We Look For in a Children’s Book

When reviewing submissions, we consider:

📚 Age‑appropriate language and themes.
📚 Story flow and suitability for a read‑aloud format.
📚 Illustration quality (where applicable).
📚 Positive, child‑friendly messaging.

Please note: submission does not guarantee selection. We carefully choose books that fit our audience and channel style.

Author Submission Form

If you are a children’s author, please complete our form to submit your book.

By submitting, you confirm that you are the author or rights holder and not submitting on behalf of a publishing company, agent, or third party.