Book Printing | Ally Sourcing

Children's book printing

Create captivating books both vibrant, durable, and engaging books specifically designed for young readers. We offer child safe inks, vibrant colors, durable binding, top-quality materials, unique layouts, and sturdy materials to withstand frequent handling and promote interactivity. Let’s make your book a lasting adventure for young readers!

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Frequently Asked Questions

With decades of experience, Ally Sourcing offers top-tier printing services specializing in high-quality book printing. Our expertise, advanced technology, and competitive pricing make us a leading choice among book printing companies.

We have options to print overseas, offering significant cost savings without compromising quality. At Ally Sourcing, we provide exceptional quality, a range of customization options, and a streamlined process to ensure fast and reliable service.
Why Choose Ally Sourcing?

02 | How much does it cost to print children's a book?

How much does it cost to print a children's book?

Based in the United States and with a printer abroad, Ally Sourcing offers world-class professional book printing and binding services to businesses, non-profits, and independent publishers around the globe.

You can use our book printing instant quote feature on our website.

Or take a quick look at these charts. Please note all pricing are just estimates and do not include shipping.

Paperback Children’s Book Printing Price Chart (8.5” x 8.5”)

Page Count	500pcs	1000pcs	2000pcs
32 pages	Unit: $0.97 Total: $485	Unit: $0.62 Total: $617	Unit: $0.47 Total: $949
40 pages	Unit: $1.15 Total: $576	Unit: $0.75 Total: $750	Unit: $0.57 Total: $1,142
48 pages	Unit: $1.29 Total: $645	Unit: $0.84 Total: $839	Unit: $0.65 Total: $1,297

Cover: 250 gsm / 92 lb coated cover paper with gloss lamination

Inner: 157 gsm / 106 lb coated text paper for interior

Hardcover Children’s Book Printing Price Chart (8.5” x 11”)

Page Count	500pcs	1000pcs	2000pcs
32 pages	Unit: $2.00 Total: $998	Unit: $1.53 Total: $1,530	Unit: $1.37 Total: $2,736
40 pages	Unit: $2.22 Total: $1,108	Unit: $1.68 Total: $1,684	Unit: $1.47 Total: $2,949
48 pages	Unit: $2.39 Total: $1,193	Unit: $1.79 Total: $1,788	Unit: $1.56 Total: $3,119

End sheets: 157 gsm / 106 lb coated text paper, blank

Inner: 157 gsm / 106 lb coated text paper for interior

For hardcover children’s books, the typical production time is around 3 weeks.

For paperback books, it usually takes about 5 to 10 days.

Shipping times vary based on your location and shipping method. For international orders expect about at least month for shipping.
What is the standard production time for printing children's books?
What are the available children’s book sizes?
At Ally Sourcing, we offer a variety of sizes for both hardcover and softcover children’s books.

For hardcover books:

The width should be between 3.74″ and 12.6″, and the height should be between 3.74″ and 13.5″.

For softcover books:

The width should be between 3.74″ and 12″, and the height should be between 3.74″ and 13.5″.
We offer a range of finishes for children’s book printing, including gloss, matte, and cloth covers. You can also opt for foil stamping, embossing, or debossing for added flair.

For further details, please see below.
What are the available options for cover finishes?
Yes, if requested, we use FSC-certified paper for our books, ensuring that the paper comes from responsibly managed forests. We also use soy-based inks, which are safer for the environment and healthier for kids.
What are the eco-friendly printing options available?
Our minimum order quantity is 500 copies.
What is the MOQ for children's book printing?
Yes, we provide both digital and physical proofs. Digital proofs help you review the layout on screen, while physical proofs allow you to check the material, color, and finish before mass printing.

Visit our Proof Support Page or contact our team for help.
Do you offer paper and printing proofs?
Yes, we offer a free manual document-checking service to ensure your files are print-ready. Our team will review the document layout, bleed, resolution, and other technical details, allowing you to correct any issues before production begins.
Do you provide a children's book document checking service?
To ensure the best print quality for your children’s book, please submit your files in the following format:

High-resolution PDF (300dpi) for sharp, clear images.

3mm bleed on all sides of the design to prevent cutting errors.

Embedded fonts to avoid text issues.

If you need assistance with file preparation, feel free to contact us!
How can I prepare my children’s book files for printing?

Gloss, Matte, Uncoated, and Specialty Paper

You have many options for paper stock to print your book at Ally Sourcing. Most books use gloss, matte art paper, or uncoated offset paper for interactive titles like coloring books. But you’re not limited to these selections.

You can also choose from our specialty paper stocks, such as linen finish, vellum, or other textures. Opting for a specialty stock can impact your pricing, but it may be worth it to give specific projects an outstanding, unique look and feel.

Here are the definitions of each paper type to help you make your selection:

Gloss Art Paper: Ideal for full-color spreads with less text. Glossy paper enhances the vividness of illustrations, making them stand out.
Matte Art Paper: Best for books with more text and fewer illustrations. It provides rich color reproduction while ensuring the text is easy to read.
Uncoated Paper: Perfect for interactive books like coloring and activity books. Uncoated paper is absorbent and allows kids to write, color, and paint without bleeding through the pages.
Speciality Paper: Elevate the look and feel of a book, by adding unique textures, finishes, or durability. Using Metallic Holographic paper with a shimmering or reflective finish adds a playful feel.

Special Paper

Uncoated Paper

Matte Art Paper

Gloss Art Paper

When printing a children’s book, choosing the right size is crucial for visual appeal and ease of handling. Below are some of the most popular sizes:

8.5″ x 8.5″ (Square): A popular size for picture books, offering ample space for illustrations and text.
8″ x 10″ (Portrait): A versatile, slightly larger option often used for both storybooks and educational books.
7″ x 7″ (Square): Ideal for younger readers with fewer pages and larger illustrations.
10″ x 8″ (Landscape): Perfect for books with wide illustrations, commonly used for storybooks with panoramic art.
5.5″ x 8.5″ (Digest): A more compact size, often used for chapter books or smaller picture books.

Here’s a breakdown of common sizes based on the target age group:

Board Books (0-4 years): Smaller, sturdy books like the 6″ x 6″ are perfect for preschoolers and toddlers. These books are easy to hold, and their thicker pages are ideal for little hands to turn.
Picture Books (4-8 years): Picture books often use landscape formats to showcase full-page illustrations. Common sizes range from 8″ x 8″ to 12″ x 9″, providing enough space for both images and text.
Early Readers (4-8 years): Early readers are commonly printed in portrait formats, with sizes ranging from 5.5″ x 8.5″ to 9″ x 12″. These books balance images and text to help children transition from picture books to reading independently.
Chapter Books (6-9 years): For children starting to read on their own, chapter books are typically in 5.5″ x 8.5″ or 6″ x 9″ sizes, similar to standard paperbacks.
Middle Grade Fiction (9-12 years): These books are usually printed in 5.5″ x 8.5″ or 6″ x 9″, providing enough space for more complex text and occasionally illustrations.

Custom Sizes: Ally Sourcing offers flexibility in sizes for both hardcover and softcover books. For hardcover books, the width can range from 3.74″ to 12.6″ and the height from 3.74″ to 13.5″. For softcover books, the width ranges from 3.74″ to 12″ and the height from 3.74″ to 13.5″.

Standard Book Sizes

Large Size

5.5 x 8.5 | 6 x 9 | 8 x 10 | 8.5 x 10 | 8.5 x 11 | 9 x 12 inches

Landscape

5.5 x 8.5 | 6 x 9 | 8 x 10 | 8.5 x 10 | 8.5 x 11 | 9 x 12 inches

Portrait

5.5 x 8.5 | 6 x 9 | 8 x 10 | 8.5 x 10 | 8.5 x 11 | 9 x 12 inches

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Perfect binding is the technical term for what is better known as paperback or softcover binding. Think of the last paperback children's book you read; the sort of book you pick up at the newsstand, from the fiction section in the bookstore, or at the airport. A familiar style, perfect binding is a visually appealing and economical bookbinding solution. Although typically used for comic books and fiction, perfect binding is suitable for any genre.

Binding Options

Printing and binding go hand-in-hand. At Ally Sourcing, we’re proud to incorporate a complete range of binding options to complete your book. Your choice of binding will depend on your book’s genre, purpose, intended readership, format, and more. Given such a considerable array of choices, we’re happy to help you pick the best bookbinding option for you, your book, and your budget. Let’s have a quick look at the possibilities.

Allow our printing experts to help recommend the best paper selections for your book and your budget.

Spiral binding is a good option for commercial reports, student workbooks, college lab books, cookbooks and recipe collections, user manuals, guides, and many other applications.

Wire-O binding is tougher than spiral binding. It incorporates a double wire coil, which is ideal for workshop manuals, textbooks, instructional guides, and other outdoor uses, the factory floor, or workshop rather than classrooms and offices.

Lay-flat Perfect
Binding

Our specialist techniques and facilities allow us to offer this unique lay-flat solution for books that need the functionality of wire-o and spiral binding but the more elegant appearance of a paperback or perfect-bound book.

We apply a sewn binding to the interior pages before gluing them to the cover. The sewn pages are not glued individually to the spine, allowing the book to open flat. Our lay-flat perfect binding gives you the best of both worlds for a clean, professional presentation and robust, practical functionality. Best of all, this up-scale binding method is the least expensive of all the options for an open-flat book.

Wire-O &
Spiral Binding

These bindings use a technique known as “punch-and-bind”. With both, we punch or drill equally spaced holes along one of the outer edges of the pages. We then thread a flexible wire or plastic coil through the holes. The coil holds the pages together while allowing them to turn independently even through 360° and, of course, lay completely flat. We can laminate the pages to make them stronger and water-resistant and add durable vinyl covers for a practical book that needs to work hard without spoiling its attractive appearance.

Not all books are meant only to be read. Cookbooks, textbooks, workbooks, diaries, and more may need to be propped up on a desk or work surface and often laid entirely flat.

Specialized "Lay-Flat Bookbinding Options

Saddle Stitch Binding

If your book has fewer than 48 pages, saddle stitching is a popular and economical bookbinding method that may suit your needs. Children's books, coloring books, instruction manuals, workbooks and more often take advantage of saddle stitch binding. Saddle stitching binds the interior pages and cover together with specially designed staples or — for a more attractive and robust result — stitched binding thread, which gives this technique its name.

Hardcover books are more durable than most other books, and consumers often perceive this binding style as more valuable. Hardcover bookbinding is popular for special-edition books, children’s books, coffee table books, high-end art and photography collections, memoirs, autobiographies, history, science books, and more. You can add features like a printed slip-case, ribbon markers, and a dust jacket to make your hardcover book extra-special. Nothing speaks of quality and value so much as the elegance and substance of a finely crafted hardcover edition.

Perfect Binding

Hardcover Binding

Special Finishes, Lamination, and Foil Stamping

They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, but we all do! Your book’s cover is the first thing that a potential reader sees, so it must make a good impression. Someone browsing the bookstore — online or offline — is more likely to check out a book with a beautiful, intriguing, visually appealing cover. Ally Sourcing offers a complete range of finishing options to make your book uniquely eye-catching and attractive.

These options include:

Deboss

Emboss

Spot UV

Foil Stamping

Gloss Lamination

Varnishing

Matte Lamination

Book Printing for Self-Publishers

Check out some of our other book printing offerings. To get the full list, please click on the mega menu above. Our printing services include various types of books, from hardcover to softcover, as well as magazines, catalogs, comic, children's, and more. We also provide eco-friendly options and custom finishes to meet your specific needs.

Comic Book Printing

Cookbook Printing

Art Book Printing

Paperback Book Printing

Book

Rigid Boxes

Children's book printing

Frequently Asked Questions

Why Choose Ally Sourcing?

How much does it cost to print a children's book?

Paperback Children’s Book Printing Price Chart (8.5” x 8.5”)

Hardcover Children’s Book Printing Price Chart (8.5” x 11”)

What is the standard production time for printing children's books?

What are the available children’s book sizes?

What are the available options for cover finishes?

What are the eco-friendly printing options available?

What is the MOQ for children's book printing?

Do you offer paper and printing proofs?

Do you provide a children's book document checking service?

How can I prepare my children’s book files for printing?

Standard Book Sizes

Large Size

Landscape

Portrait

Book Printing for Self-Publishers