Eder's controversial cards angered conservatives nationwide, yet she still sold 23,000 decks, earning more than $200,000.

Now, the 43-year-old is taking another jab at Bush in her new book, No, George, No! The Re-Parenting of George W. Bush, available at Willow Glen Books on Lincoln Avenue.

The 35-page publication looks like a children's book, with its colorful, cartoon-like illustrations by Clay Butler, but its message is clearly aimed at voting-aged readers. The story starts with a young boy named George, who during a dream is taught important life lessons like truth and integrity from a Truth Fairy. The book follows young George's thought process on becoming "king" of the nation. Through talking about his plans to the Truth Fairy, the fairy points out that young George has all the wrong motives for wanting to become the nation's leader. He essentially tells the fairy that he would use his power to help his wealthy friends and look out for his own interests. Throughout the story, Eder also wittingly pokes at Bush's affiliations with Halliburton, conservative 24-hour cable channel Fox News and the World Trade Organization.

"I think this is a unique way to get people's attention," says the Los Gatos resident, who teaches social justice and morality classes at Bellarmine College Preparatory. "People need to actively pursue the truth. I call people hiders or seekers, and I am a seeker."

But not all the local bookstores are willing to sell her picture book.

Nationwide booksellers Barnes & Noble and Borders Books Music & Cafe have opted not to sell Eder's book, although Barnes & Noble community relations manager Mike Welch says its absence at the Pruneyard bookstore isn't due to any Barnes & Noble political bias.

"We have a lot of anti-Bush books," he says. "But there is a lot of criteria you have to go through to get a book in Barnes & Noble. Every book needs to go through the necessary steps, and it could be that Eder's book didn't go through those steps."

Welch also says the Barnes & Noble already carries at least 20 books speaking out against Bush, noting that is a probably a conservative estimate.

"Barnes & Noble doesn't take a political stance one way or another," he says. "I'm not exactly sure why we don't have the book."

Independents, however, like Willow Glen Books and chains like Tower Records/Video in Campbell have decided to prominently display Eder's book in their stores. In Willow Glen Books, a reader can find it easily on the inside front display. And at Tower, the book has been placed right next to the register, easily visible when checking out.

Willow Glen Books owner Cathy Adkins acknowledges that sales have been slow but says Eder's book has come out at the right time, along with several others that are similar in format.

"I decided to sell the book simply because the author asked me to," Adkins says. "I like to give local writers a chance. I usually carry books from them unless they are offensive to me—and this wasn't."

Tower has only sold seven copies. The book was placed on display in June, but Tower employee Meike Glover says, "We welcomed that book with open arms. None of us are fans of the current president, so when the author called us about it, we couldn't wait to see it. Even our general manager was really excited to bring it in the store."

According to Tower Records/Video product manager Eddie Rodriguez, the store has another book about Bush that is also selling. And he believes it's a good time for her to bring the book out.

The book is also being distributed in stores regionally and nationwide, including some in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Mountain View and Madison, Wis., and a comic book store in New York City.

The book idea came to Eder while walking through Yosemite National Park in October 2003. She initially resisted the idea of writing the book because of the prior verbal attacks she received while selling the card decks and the negative reception she got as a guest on The O'Reilly Factor last July. But a month later, she set aside her fears and began writing, deciding that her message was more important than the criticisms that might come from writing the story.

Eder decided to finance the book herself, using the money earned from selling the card decks and charging the rest on her credit card. She plans to donate 50 percent of the profits from book sales to organizations that support peace and change in the United States, including Fellowship of Reconciliation, Voices in the Wilderness, Pax Christi and Global Exchange.

"I'm desperate to get people's attention and get them to wake up," she says.

For more information about "No, George, No! The Re-Parenting of George W. Bush," visit www.nogeorgeno.com or call Tower Records/Books, 1900 S. Bascom Ave., at 408.377.4402. It is also available at Willow Glen Books, 1330 Lincoln Ave.; the number there is 408.298.8141.