WARNING 2

all of the difficulties for writers are massively increased for children's writers.

Like screenplays, children's books (especially for young children) are seen as an easy option.

because they're generally short, it's hard to differentiate between the good ones, and the very good ones (and of course the plain average ones)

From a self publishing route you have to ask yourself,
"why would someone pick my book up rather than someone else's" and,
"why would a bookseller stock my book over someone else's"

From a publishing route
"why would i take a risk on a new author with an untried product when there are so many safer options."
Would you publish Madonna or Ricky Gervais' kids books or Rob Bassett's?

I'm not complaining - that's the way it is. It's a business.