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Maya Goes Global: Sing For Joy Is Now Confirmed Purchasable in 12 Countries
When we finished writing Sing For Joy, we hoped it would find its way into classrooms and living rooms in Richardson, Texas. We didn't dare hope for much more than that.
So when we started seeing confirmed purchases show up from twelve different countries — real orders, real readers — we had to sit with that for a moment.
Twelve countries. Not just listed in a catalog. Actually purchased. Maya's story — a little girl who finds her voice in a community choir — has found its way to readers on six continents.
How Global Distribution Works
Publishing a children's picture book used to mean choosing between a traditional publisher's reach and the control of doing it yourself. IngramSpark changed that equation.
Through their global distribution network, independent authors and small publishers can place their books in the same wholesale channels used by major publishers. That means booksellers, libraries, and online retailers in dozens of countries can order Sing For Joy just as easily as any title from a big New York house.
We chose IngramSpark specifically because of this reach. We wanted Sing For Joy to be available wherever a music teacher, choir director, or parent might be looking for it — not just in the US.
Where in the World?
These are the 12 countries where Sing For Joy has confirmed purchases, with the retailer where each sale was made:
| Country | Retailer |
|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | Amazon, ThriftBooks |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Amazon UK, Blackwell's |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Rakuten/Kobo |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | Booktopia |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | YES24 |
| 🇮🇳 India | Bookscape |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | Adlibris |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | Adlibris |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | Hugendubel |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Orell Füssli |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | Saxo |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | bol.com |
We're particularly moved by the range. A music teacher in Seoul, a choir director in Sydney, a reader in Zurich — they all found Sing For Joy through their own local retailer. The themes in this book — belonging, finding your voice, showing up for your community — turn out to translate across borders in ways that feel universal.
What This Means for Readers
If you're in one of the 12 countries above, search for Sing For Joy on the retailer listed for your country. If you're somewhere else, ask your local bookseller to order it — the book is in the IngramSpark wholesale catalog, which means any bookseller with access to Ingram can get it.
For US readers, you can find it here on our website.
A Note of Gratitude
None of this happens without the people who believed in this book early. The Richardson Community Chorale, whose 10th anniversary inspired the story. The teachers who reached out after seeing the free resources. The parents who shared it with their kids' music teachers.
Maya's story started in one community. It's finding its way to others.
We're just getting started.