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How To Make Money Online Selling Children's Books With AI

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Samuel Ng
March 20, 2025

Hello,

In this post, we are going to talk about how to make money selling children’s books online with AI.

Parents are willing to buy children’s book

How do you get your children to sleep at night? Most likely, you read them a story. That’s why the demand in this market is so high.

Parents don’t mind spending money on children's books these days because giving their kids a real story to enjoy is much better than letting them play on an iPad or scroll through TikTok.

In fact, children’s books are doing very well on big marketplaces like Amazon and Etsy.

If you are a good storyteller and want to make money online by selling children's books, this post is for you.

With the help of powerful AI tools, you don’t need a big team to create a book. You can do everything on your own and start selling right away.

If your books go viral, you might even become a millionaire.

Let’s get started!

How to create children’s books with AI

1. Brainstorming Ideas

Every story starts with an idea. First, you need to brainstorm to craft the main idea of your story, whether it is funny, adventurous, or touching.

Here are 3 main parts of brainstorming a good story:

Choose a theme: Friendship, kindness, courage, or problem-solving are great themes for kids.

Develop your characters: You have a lot of options for creating characters. Most children like heroic and brave characters. Cute figures like animals are also good choices.

Choose a setting for your story: Will your story take place in a magical kingdom, a jungle, or outer space?

2. Crafting the full story

Once you have brainstormed the idea, the next step is to craft a full story.

The key is to keep your story simple and engaging. Remember, you are writing for a 5-year-old, not a teenager.

Use short sentences and simple words. Kids need stories that are easy to follow.

Structure your story properly. A complex story would be difficult for a child to understand.

A strong beginning, an exciting middle, and a happy ending are essential because, after all, we are creating stories for children.

Here is an example of how I used ChatGPT to craft a story. First, you should instruct ChatGPT to imagine it is a professional content writer in the children’s book market to enhance its performance.

And here is the full story that ChatGPT wrote:

Title: The Lost Bird’s Jungle Adventure

Deep in the heart of the emerald jungle, where the trees whispered secrets and the rivers hummed melodies, lived a young bird named Pico. Pico had bright blue feathers that shimmered in the sunlight, and he loved nothing more than soaring high above the treetops with his flock.

But one day, a fierce storm swept through the jungle. The wind howled, the trees bent and groaned, and Pico was blown far, far away. When the storm finally passed, Pico found himself alone in an unfamiliar part of the jungle. His heart pounded. Where was his flock?

Determined to find his way back home, Pico spread his wings and took flight. But he quickly realized he had no idea which way to go.

As he perched on a branch to rest, he heard a soft rustling below. A small, brown rabbit with twitching ears hopped out from the bushes.

"You look lost," the rabbit said kindly. "My name is Ria. Maybe I can help you."

Pico fluffed his feathers. "I got separated from my flock in the storm. I need to find them!"

"That sounds like a big journey! But you don’t have to go alone. I’ll come with you," Ria said with a smile.

As they hopped and flew through the jungle, they soon met a playful monkey named Zazu, swinging from the vines.

"Where are you two going?" Zazu asked, hanging upside down.

"I’m looking for my flock," Pico explained.

"That sounds like an adventure! Count me in!" Zazu cheered. And so, the three new friends set off together.

But the journey wasn’t easy. First, they came across a roaring volcano, spewing smoke and lava. The ground trembled beneath them.

"We need to go around it!" Ria said, her nose twitching in worry.

"No need! Watch this!" Zazu grinned and swung from vine to vine, finding a safe path through the trees. Pico and Ria followed carefully, avoiding the burning rocks below.

After escaping the volcano, they reached a wide, rushing river. The water was deep and fast.

"I can't fly over it! The wind is too strong!" Pico said.

"Leave it to me!" Ria said. She hopped from rock to rock, testing which ones were safe. Then Zazu swung on a vine and helped Pico fly over safely. With teamwork, they all made it across.

Just when they thought they were safe, they heard a loud hiss. A giant python slithered out from the shadows, its golden eyes gleaming.

"Well, well, a bird, a rabbit, and a monkey," the python hissed. "You’ll make a fine dinner!"

Thinking quickly, Zazu grabbed a big branch and swung it toward the python. "Run!" he shouted.

Pico flapped his wings and flew high, while Ria darted between the trees. The python lunged, but Zazu was too quick, jumping and swinging away. The three friends escaped just in time!

Finally, after many challenges, Pico heard a familiar sound—the joyful chirping of birds! He flapped his wings excitedly and soared toward the sound. There, in a clearing, was his flock!

"You found them!" Ria cheered.

Pico’s heart swelled with happiness. "I couldn’t have done it without you two. You’re the best friends I could ever ask for!"

The flock welcomed Pico back with open wings, and he introduced them to Ria and Zazu. From that day on, they were not just friends but a family, ready for many more jungle adventures together.

The End.

It is amazing, right?

3. Generating images for the story

Children love to see things. So if your book has beautiful and catchy images, it will catch their attention.

You have a lot of different options for this task. You could use ChatGPT or Midjourney to generate the beautiful images for your story.

In this example, I still used ChatGPT to generate images for the story:

And ChatGPT helped me generate these beautiful and catchy images:

These images are cute and beautiful, making them perfect for children's books!

4. Formatting the Book

Once you have finished the full story and gathered all the images you need, it's time to put everything together.

The easiest software to use for creating a complete book is Canva.

Canva provides all the tools you need to finish a book. It is super user-friendly, and you don’t have to download anything to use it.

5. Publishing the Children's Story

Once your book is ready, it's time to publish and sell it. Here are some top platforms to sell your books:

  • Amazon KDP: The biggest marketplace for eBooks and print books. Once a customer makes a purchase, Amazon handles the printing and shipping for you.

  • Etsy: You can sell the digital version of your book on Etsy.

  • Shopify: With Shopify, you can create your own website to sell your books, so you won’t have to pay marketplace fees like on Amazon.

Make sure to write a compelling book description, choose the right category, and set a competitive price.

Keep in mind that SEO is important, as it helps you get organic traffic.

6. Marketing the Children's Book

It is important to know that a book won’t sell itself.

If you want to sell something, you have to make sure people see it.

With the rise of short video platforms like TikTok and Reels, one of the best ways to gain attention is by creating short, catchy videos about your books.

You can build a personal brand on social media, optimize SEO for organic traffic, or run ads to drive traffic to your pages.

Conclusion

Selling children’s books is a great way to make money online.

With the help of powerful AI tools, it is even easier for you to produce books.

If you are not a good story teller, AI will help you craft the story based on your initial ideas.

If you are not a good writer, AI will write the story for you.

If you're not an artist, AI can create the illustrations for you.

It is so easy and convenient to make children’s books and make money nowadays.

Of course, you still need to monitor and supervise the AI work in order to have the best products.

But the process has been simplified by AI a lot for you.

Thanks for reading.

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