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Children’s Book Publishing

Children’s books that are as good to read aloud as to look at

A picture book is a short, exact form: usually 32 pages, a few hundred words and a rhythm that works at bedtime. We help you shape the text, find an illustrator whose style suits it and prepare the pages for print and screen.
  • Text editing for rhythm and age range
  • Illustration matched to your story
  • Print-ready spreads and an ebook edition

Your book, available on

  • Amazon
  • Kindle
  • Barnes & Noble
  • Kobo
  • Apple Books
  • Google Play Books

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    About This Service

    Thirty-two pages leave very little room for error

    Picture books are usually 32 pages because printers fold paper in sections of 16. After the title page and endpapers, that leaves around 14 spreads in which the story must unfold. Text rarely runs beyond 600 words, and every page turn should give the child something new to see or to anticipate.
    We start with the manuscript and a page plan, sometimes cutting far more than authors expect. Then comes illustration: character sketches, a rough storyboard and finished artwork in your chosen style. Once the pages are set, we prepare files for print, including bleed and gutter allowances, and an ebook edition if you want one.
    • Manuscript editing and a page-by-page plan
    • Illustrator selection and art direction
    • Cover and interior layout for print
    • Fixed-layout ebook if required

    Why Credo

    Why Authors Choose Our Children’s Book Publishing

    Illustration that fits

    Watercolour, digital, collage or cartoon: we match the artist to the story.

    Written for the right age

    Vocabulary, length and themes checked against your target age group.

    Made to be kept

    Hardcover and sewn-binding options for books that will be read many times.

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    How It Works

    Our Simple 4-Step Process

    01

    Story review

    We read your text and agree a page plan.

    02

    Illustration

    Character sketches, a storyboard, then finished artwork.

    03

    Layout

    Text and pictures are combined into print-ready spreads.

    04

    Publishing

    Print and ebook editions are released on your chosen channels.

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    Recent Children’s Book Publishing Work

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    Testimonials

    What Our Authors Say

    Rated 5 out of 5
    I had never worked with an editor and was nervous about losing my voice. The notes were sharp but never took the book away from me.
    Portrait of Sophia

    Sophia Bennett

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    Rated 5 out of 5
    Cover, layout and the Amazon set-up were all handled by one team, which saved me weeks of chasing. Files arrived when they said they would.
    Portrait of James

    James Carter

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    Rated 5 out of 5
    They told me my second chapter was doing the work of my fourth, and they were right. The finished book reads far more cleanly.
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    FAQs

    Children’s Book Publishing FAQs

    Thirty-two is standard, though 24 and 40 are used too. Pages come in sections, so adding a single extra spread can add several blank pages if it is not planned.
    Most modern picture books run between 300 and 600 words. Early readers and chapter books are longer, and board books much shorter.
    You can, or we can introduce illustrators whose portfolios suit your story. Either way, we manage the process, the deadlines and the files.
    Rights are agreed in writing before work begins. Most authors want the right to publish the illustrations in the book, with other rights, such as merchandise, negotiated separately. We make these terms clear in your quote.
    Between three and six months is typical, most of it spent on illustration. Rushing the artwork is usually where quality suffers.
    It can, but rhyme that is forced or uneven is a common reason picture books are turned down. If your text rhymes, we check the metre aloud, not only on the page.
    Square formats around 8 × 8 in and landscape formats around 10 × 8 in are popular. The choice affects printing cost, so we discuss it early.
    Yes. Hardcovers are the norm for picture books, and we can arrange case-bound editions with a printed case or a dust jacket.

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