Children's Book Printing

We understand the importance of developing a love of reading from an early age, and that's why printing children's books is one of our favourite things to do! We know that you want to make sure that your children's books are of the highest quality, beautifully designed and engaging for little ones.

We've helped hundreds of children's authors bring their stories to the shelves. Our quality children's book printing hasn't gone unnoticed – we're rated Excellent on Trustpilot and are winners of the 'Book Printer of the Year' award.

To see your children's book get published, get your free instant quote with no hidden costs. From there, you can speak to a dedicated account manager about the next steps. You can also get a sample book full of information regarding paper types, stocks, fonts and much more.

What Children's Books Do We Publish?

Pretty much any children's book you want to create, we can bring your vision to life. We cater for all the age brackets, including 0–7, 7–10 and 10–15 years.

A4 & Square Books

If you are aiming at a younger market (0–7 years) it's often best to go for something larger, A4 or medium square size. This gives you plenty of space on each page for engaging, vibrant images and oversized text. We quite often see A4 or square books for this category and we absolutely love them. They stand out, are easy to read and open nicely for reading together.

Novels

If you are aiming at the junior (7–12) or teen (13–16) market, then an A5 novel-style book is perfect. You can include either colour or black and white images but this size also works great for text only books. Most novels are printed to a similar size, somewhere between novel size (127mm x 203mm) and A5 (148mm x 210mm). We recommend going for a paperback book in novel size.

Illustrated Books

Children's books tend to include a lot of images when aimed at the younger market. You can use stock images (just make sure they are royalty-free), but we think it's best to have your own unique illustrations.

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Who Do We Work With?

From first-time authors ready to launch their work into the world to parents who want to create a unique story for their child to cherish, our bespoke approach to children's book printing makes this service more accessible.

Get the Confidence to Self-Publish

Have a children's story you believe in and are worried about the time-guzzling (and soul-destroying) process of getting a publisher to say 'yes'? We champion the bold first-time self-publisher. Beatrix Potter famously self-published The Tale of Peter Rabbit before being taken on by a publishing house.

If you believe in your story, let's make that happen. We won't bombard you with technical jargon. Our easy-to-follow book design process gives you a multiple-choice questionnaire to help you essentially build your book from scratch, and we'll guide you through the process. We prioritise quality, while balancing affordability. If you want your book to look indistinguishable from the bestsellers on the shelves, contact our children's book printing team.

Beautiful Illustrations that Standout on the Page

If you want to see your beautiful illustrations published, we've got you covered. We take the greatest care to get the colours and print quality just right – no muted or muddy colours. We'll advise on the right thickness of the pages to ensure the illustration won't show on the reverse side of the paper. Spacing will also be considered with precision to ensure balance (and that none of your beautiful artwork ends up too close to the spine).

Your Next Amazon Bestseller, Sorted

Already established as a children's author and looking to launch the next installment in your series? Our team can help. We print high-quality books at a unit price that allows for a healthy retail markup. We also take care of all the less exciting bits, including ISBNs and barcodes, making sure your next book is ready for the shelves in a good timeframe. Whether you need books for a school visit or a peak holiday season, we deliver.

Books for Your Children to Cherish

Want to give a unique story specially written for your child or grandchild? Or, perhaps you're a teacher writing a one-off book for a local community or a charity fundraiser. Our team can deliver a quality published book with fast lead times. Unlike other print companies, we don't have a high minimum order value, so if you want to do a small limited run, we can make that happen (even if you want to publish just one book for a child to cherish for a lifetime!).

Think our team is the right partner for your children's book printing venture? Get your instant quote to get started.

How Do We Bring Your Children's Book to Life?

When printing children's books with Book Printing UK, you don't just upload your files, pay and hope for the best. Instead, you get a dedicated account manager who makes sure that the finished product matches the initial idea. With our free file assessment, you'll feel confident that what we send to print is perfect.

The process for bringing your children's book to life, includes the following steps:

• Get an instant quote
• If you're happy with the quote, you can place your order
• We'll send a proof for you to approve
• We'll print your order
• Once printed, we'll deliver your books

We offer reduced prices for reorders. As long as there are no changes to your book, you can use your online account to order as little as one copy at your reduced reorder price.

At Book Printing UK, we don't stop after printing. We understand that there's much more needed to create a book. That's where our extended children's book printing services come in to help. From proofreading to ISBNs, book design to E-book conversion, we've got you covered!

Need any advice on bringing your children's book to life? Our expert account managers can assist you at info@bookprintinguk.com or 01733 898102.

The Design Process Explained

If you would like us to support you with designing your cover for your children's book or laying out the inside so they look professional, we would love to help! Our team of in-house expert designers have heaps of knowledge and experience when it comes to designing and formatting children's books.

Want to have a go at creating your children's book yourself? You can use our book templates which have all the technical bits set up. If you are going to edit the book yourself you can download our self-editing checklist. If you would like some help then head over to our editing page and see what we can offer.

We'll help you choose your book type and size, binding, page thickness and texture and cover design.

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FAQs

Take a look at some of our most commonly asked questions about our children's book printing service below. Alternatively, you can check out our FAQs page or contact our team.