I am interested in book distribution to stores. I have a 2 part question 1. what are some of the many stores, children books or regular book stores across the country that I can solicit to sell my book. And 2 what would be the best way of going about asking the store would they be interested in selling my book. Thank you in advance for your help. Only serious and helpful answers need apply.

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That's what you get an agent and publisher for. Book stores don't generally purchase independent books on a case-by-case basis, which is where the marketing and advertising abilities of the publisher come in. I would pick up a copy of Writer's Market 2009 (book store or library) and read it; it gives you the low-down on how to sell your book.

In addition to the good answer you have already received, let me add some information which applies if your book is self-published. Regardless of what your publisher said or implied, they do not place books in stores, although stores can order copies when a buyer asks for one. (At some stores, prepayment is required if the book is from a POD press. They've been burned by authors and friends ordering and never picking it up, hoping it'll just be shelved for sale.) Marketing a pay-to-publish book is damned difficult. Many of the avenues open to traditionally published authors are not available. Chain bookstores won't host signings. Newspapers, magazines, TV, and radio don't want your press releases and won't do interviews. The library system won't accept free copies. Writing- or book-related conventions won’t let you set up a sales or autograph table, don’t want you on their author panels, and forbid you giving away promotional material. About the only marketing I've seen have any effect for self-published authors is active participation at forums and chats dealing with the subject of your book. Find your niche market and determine where online they hang out. Some sites may allow you to discuss your book *if someone asks about it* (but will ban you for bringing it up more than once). Some may allow a link to a point of sale in your profile, or to your blog or web-page which in turn links to a point of sale. You'll sell a few more copies than you might have, but overall, like most self-published books, regardless of quality, total sales will probably remain below 100 copies. More often, the number hovers somewhere around 2/3 to 3/4 of your total number of friends and family members. If your book is from a traditional publisher, there's no reason not to market the hell out of it on your own, if they're not doing much.