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Most Popular Paper
Gloss paper has a shiny and lustrous smooth coated gloss finish. Excellent for making full color printing appear more vibrant.
Matte paper is a dull coated sheet that exhibits low gloss finish. Paper has minimal glare, making it easier to read text.
Uncoated paper is easy to write on and should be used in projects such as a workbook or coloring book.
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Our Most Popular Paper Options are
Coating Options
Gloss paper has a shiny and lustrous smooth coated gloss finish. Excellent for making full color printing appear more vibrant.
Matte paper is a dull coated sheet that exhibits low gloss finish. Paper has minimal glare, making it easier to read text.
Uncoated paper is easy to write on and should be used in projects such as a workbook or coloring book.
Learn More
File Specifications
Our Most Popular Paper Options are
Coating Options
Gloss paper has a shiny and lustrous smooth coated gloss finish. Excellent for making full color printing appear more vibrant.
Matte paper is a dull coated sheet that exhibits low gloss finish. Paper has minimal glare, making it easier to read text.
Uncoated paper is easy to write on and should be used in projects such as a workbook or coloring book.
Learn More
File Specifications
Our Most Popular Paper Options are
Coating Options
Gloss paper has a shiny and lustrous smooth coated gloss finish. Excellent for making full color printing appear more vibrant.
Matte paper is a dull coated sheet that exhibits low gloss finish. Paper has minimal glare, making it easier to read text.
Uncoated paper is easy to write on and should be used in projects such as a workbook or coloring book.
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Most Popular Children’s Book Types
Children’s Books are wonderful for educating children in a way that they can relate to. Including fanciful illustrations, the occasional rhyme, and a fantastic story will make your children’s book stand out. PrintingCenterUSA produced high-quality children’s books with an expert, paperback appearance.
Reading Books
Your child will love learning to read and being read to with a colorful reading book.
Baby Books
Create an engaging children’s book with large images and easy words for your baby to start learning early.
Picture Books
Vivid illustrations are a staple of children’s books, but for picture books, it’s a necessity.
Kindergarten Books
Teach your kindergarteners with a fun and informative children’s book complete with vivid colors and an engaging story.
Chapter Books
Encourage your kids to keep reading with more challenging chapter books. These stories are usually more involved and have less pictures and more text.
Toddler Books
Get your toddlers ready for school with a fun toddler book. Tell a simple story, teach a lesson, or just engage your toddlers with fun illustrations.
Classic Children’s Books
Create a spin of your favorite children’s books with updated illustrations, or a spin on a classic story.
Preschool Books
Preschool can be an exciting and challenging time for kids. Make their time in school more fun with a custom children’s book.
Children’s Book Ideas & Examples
Let PrintingCenterUSA take your children’s book from concept to finished product! We have worked with and helped a number of authors, schools, artists, and educational institutions design, mail, and print custom children’s books. Below are ideas, case studies, and examples from real customers to help you get the most out of your next printing project!
Page Count
We require that any multi-page PDF files be sent as single page images, not spreads. In the files, page 1 should be the front cover and the last page should be the back cover (see left). Learn More
We require that any multi-page PDF files be sent as single page images, not spreads. In the files, page 1 should be the front cover and the last page should be the back cover (see left). Learn More
Color
Save your PDF in CMYK. Learn More
Resolution
PrintingCenterUSA recommends that the resolution of your images and document be 300 dpi or more. Learn More
Bleeds
Bleed is an extra 1/8” of image that extends beyond the trim area of your printed piece. The project is printed on an oversized sheet that is cut down to size with the appearance that the image is “bleeding” off the edge of the paper. Learn More
How Much does it Cost to Print a Children’s Book?
For the most accurate children’s book quote, use our pricing tool. Enter the specifications of your children’s book to get an instant quote. If you would like to get a shipping estimate, click on the button that says, ‘Estimate Shipping & Delivery Date’ and enter your zip code.
How Do I Print My Own Children’s Book?
It’s fast, easy, and affordable to print your own custom children’s book with PrintingCenterUSA. Simply create your children’s book with our online booklet design tool or upload your print-ready PDF to our pricing tool. Then, depending on your production time, you can get your children’s book as quickly as 3-4 days from proof approval. Click here to learn more on how to create a Print-Ready PDF.
What is the Difference Between Paperback and Hardcover?
Paperback book cover is made of thick paper or cardstock whereas hardcover book cover is made of binder’s board, heavy paperboard covered with cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally leather. Paperback books are cheaper to produce than hardcover books. Paperback books are also bound together with glue vs. a hardcover book that has a flexible, sewn spine.
Is it Better to Self-Publish a Children’s Book?
There are definitely benefits to self-publishing your children’s book. When you self-publish you can control every aspect of your book. You can choose your own illustrations, paper, content, and the overall vision of your book. Not to mention that when you self-publish and you choose to sell your children’s book, the margins from your sales will be higher.
How Many Pages Should a Children’s Book Be?
The average number of pages that a children’s book is about 32 pages. Children’s books are usually Saddle Stitched, or Staple Stitched and are in a square shape. But if you print with PrintingCenterUSA you can choose whatever binding and size that you would like. Click here for more information on how to arrange pages for booklet printing.
What is the Average Word Count for a Children’s Book?
The average word count for a children’s book depends on the age range for the children that you are targeting for your book. Children’s books for children up to age eight average about 1,000 words. Chapter books are typically 10,000-12,000 words.
Saddle stitch binding is the most inexpensive and simple to make, yet professional form of binding, which allows us to save you money. They also offer the fastest turn-around time. Saddle stitched is the most popular and ideal choice for self-cover booklets and calendars with smaller page counts between 8 and 92 pages. 
Perfect bound binding is the most popular type of soft cover binding. Perfect bound books are inexpensive to make and provide a durable, high quality attractive look that can’t be matched. Perfect binding is the ideal choice for publications with higher page counts (28 pages up to 2 inches thick), giving them a professional looking printable square spine. A paperback book or a phone book is a familiar example. 
Hard Cover books are case bound with your choice of covers. Our basic cover is printed in full-color, laminated and glued to a heavy, warp-resistant book board.
Spiral binding uses a durable plastic coil which makes it an ideal option for every-day use as reference material. Spiral Bound Book Printing offers different coil sizes and diameters to accommodate a higher page count up to 2 3/4" thick. There is a fast turn-around time for very short spiral bound book production quantities. Manuals, Handbooks, and Guides are good examples of products well-suited for spiral binding. Available only in black coil. 
Wire-O binding is similar to Spiral binding. Wire-O binding uses a professional-looking looped metal wire which makes it an ideal option when the product is for a more formal setting, such as a presentation. Wire-O binding can accommodate a higher page count up to 1 ¼" thick. They may cost a little more. Available only in black standard wire. 
