Children's Book Reviews | Submission Guidelines

Thanks so much for considering me to review your children's book!

When I published my first children's book a few years ago, I found it incredibly difficult to get high-quality reviews! Some were so generic I wasn't even sure they'd read my book, while others charged $50 for a review that didn't feel worth $5. (A few were incredible; many thanks to those reviewers!)

I decided I wanted to help lighten the load for other children's book authors, and so...I started offering my own reviews! My goal is to highlight high-quality children's books written by lesser-known authors - books you might not see featured in the window display of Barnes and Noble but would love if you read them!

I read each book submitted and provide an honest review, which I post to my website (DebPreston.com) and Amazon. You can use the review in any way you'd like for marketing purposes!

In return, I ask that you mail me a physical copy of your book so that I can review it and then either (1) include it in a book bundle giveaway to readers or (2) donate it, depending on my current collection of review books.

If I'm unable to provide a positive review or am morally opposed to the subject matter, I'll refrain from reviewing your title and will donate the book instead. Please note that I am unable to ship submitted books back to the author, whether I review them or not.

Please also note that I cannot guarantee any specific timelines for review completion. I work a full-time job and maintain this and three other websites in my "free" time, which isn't super duper plentiful.

Sometimes, I get to review books right away. Sometimes, it takes a few weeks. Other times, a bunch of authors mail me books all at once, and it takes me several months to catch up. If you need a review completed by a specific date, I'm probably not the right reviewer for you.

If you're interested in having your children's book reviewed, please email me at [email protected] to request my mailing address to send your book.