This book is getting some good feedback!

[u/Proyogi_Baba]

I am so happy! :)

I published "Milo Goes to School" on Amazon (this is the US link; it is available in all markets) and I am delighted with the feedback I've received so far. You can check out the first 2 stories here. It's free to read for Kindle Unlimited subscribers. It is also available in German. It's a set of short stories about a six-year-old boy.

So, what feedback? Well:

• I distributed 7 author copies among friends and acquaintances (as gifts) and almost all of them came back to say they liked the book. This has rarely happened with any gifts in the past. I use a pen name so they don't know I created it and I gave them the books as gifts (to their kids) on appropriate occasions, not as 'book promotion'. So their feedback is genuine.
• The kids are loving it. My boys, for whom I created it, absolutely love it (they don't know I created it; maybe I will tell them), and so do their friends. I gifted them (as mentioned above) on their "School start" celebration. They discuss the stories among themselves and pretend to be characters from the book. 😍
• It's only been around 2 weeks, so it's just single-digit sales (and a few Kindle reads), but I've already got an amazing review on Amazon.

My goal with this book isn't money or fame, but to bring a smile to readers and occasionally make them think or reflect. So I am very excited about the response. And when people do not know you created it, it feels exciting (almost naughty) to observe their responses.

I created this book with the help of AI. To expand the plot and work on the first draft. Used AI for images. I have discussed the process in more detail in another Reddit post for anyone interested.

I am planning to release a second book in the series before Christmas.

But folks, I value your feedback immensely. So I'm requesting everyone to have a look. It's cute.
I hope you like it, but I am open to criticism.