For children's book authors
Custom illustrations, professional layout, and full publishing to Amazon and print — we turn your story into a book kids will love and parents will buy.
One team, four simple steps — we handle the hard parts. See all five stages of the process.
A quick call (or our questionnaire) — we learn your book, goals and audience.
Ghostwriting or editing, a professional cover, and print-ready formatting.
Live on Amazon & major retailers — you keep 100% of rights and royalties.
Launch strategy, reviews and promotion so the right readers actually find it.
A children's book isn't a short story with pictures added — it's words and art telling the story together. The best ones read aloud in five minutes, reward the hundredth reading, and give the illustrator room to add jokes and details the words never mention. That interplay is the whole craft, and it's why a professionally illustrated book feels completely different from a DIY one.
It depends who it's for. Here's the honest guide we use:
| Format | Age | Words | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board book | 0–3 | 0–100 | ~12–16 |
| Picture book | 3–7 | 200–800 | 24–32 |
| Early reader | 5–8 | 800–2,500 | 32–48 |
| Chapter book | 7–10 | 5,000–12,000 | 64–96 |
The classic 32-page picture book — one spread of art per scene — is what most people imagine, and it's what we make most often.
This is the part that turns a manuscript into a book kids ask for by name. It goes in steps:
You choose the style — soft watercolor, bold and graphic, playful cartoon, timeless classic — and it stays consistent from the cover to the last page.
We handle full-color print formatting and Kindle conversion and publish it to Amazon and retailers under your name — you keep 100% of the rights and every royalty. You end up holding the thing you imagined: a book a child will make you read again tomorrow night.
A fully illustrated, published children's book is quoted after a free 15-minute call; custom illustration is quoted by page count and complexity.
Most children's books take about 10–16 weeks — illustration is what takes the time, and it's worth it.
Each package is quoted to your manuscript after a free call. Every one includes 100% ownership rights, unlimited revisions, an ISBN and barcode, and a dedicated project manager.
Everything a finished manuscript needs to become a published book.
Senior-level craft, plus the website and Amazon groundwork for a real launch.
The full launch: trailer, press kit, social media and a custom campaign.
Done for you, end to end. Writing, editing, cover, formatting, publishing and marketing handled by one coordinated team — not a dozen freelancers you manage.
You keep everything. 100% of your rights and 100% of your royalties stay with you. We publish under your name to Amazon KDP and Barnes & Noble.
Built to be found. A professional cover, clean formatting and a real launch plan — so your book competes in its category instead of disappearing.
What working with us felt like, in their own words.
Working with Zeal Publishers made the publishing process far less intimidating than I expected. Mike Wolford took the time to understand my goals, answer my questions, and guide me through each step. I always felt that my book and my vision mattered.
From concept to published book in just 4 months. The entire process was seamless, and the quality exceeded my expectations. My book has opened doors I never imagined.
I had spent years writing my manuscript and was nervous about trusting anyone with it. Sam Taylor and the production team were extremely professional and detail oriented. The final presentation of my book gave me real confidence.
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Publishing and formatting are quoted after a free 15-minute call; the main variable is custom illustration, which we quote by page count and complexity so you only pay for the art your story needs. You get a clear, all-in quote before anything starts.
It runs in stages — character design, then a page-by-page storyboard, then final full-color art in the style you choose. You review and approve at each step, so the finished book looks exactly how you pictured it.
A classic picture book is about 24–32 pages and 200–800 words; board books are shorter, early readers and chapter books longer. We help you land on the right length for your age group.
Always — 100%. You own all rights and every royalty, forever. We publish under your name and never take a cut of sales.
Yes — we publish your full-color paperback and Kindle edition to Amazon and major retailers, fully set up and live.
