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In addition to finding a means to publish my book, another roadblock was finding an illustrator. Hybrid publishing companies could only offer cartoon-style illustrations, which, although they might be great for a little kids’ book, were totally inappropriate for my story. About the same time that I discovered Barnes and Noble Press (in the fall of 2025), I Googled “illustrators for children’s books.” Voila! A website called Thumbtack.com came up. Moi (“Mo”) Camacho—a very tal

Hi. Now that my book has been published, I thought that I would tell you how/why I wound up self-publishing it through Barnes and Noble Press, in case you are considering this option. I wrote A Hug from Grandpa Joe in 2021. During the next year or so, I submitted it to various traditional publishers: some big-name ones, as well as smaller ones. Some sent me form-letter rejections. Others did not respond at all. Then I tried a couple of hybrid publishers. One accepted my book