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Although they are often whimsical and even a little silly, archway publishing takes childrens books seriously. Many wonderful free childrens books are available to read at children s storybooks online. Writing childrens books aaron shepards kidwriting page. Mar 25, 2015 however, neither of these options are available to selfpublishing authors and the higher percopy costs of print on demand can make it difficult to price your book competitively. Flashlight press books explore and illuminate the touching and humorous moments of family situations and social interactions through captivating writing and outstanding illustrations. Here are free resources for writing childrens books and publishing childrens booksall from awardwinning childrens author aaron shepard. Bachar chebaro is the general director of editions difaf. Each month our goal is to build an exciting list of fresh, exciting voices, which means were always looking for new talent.