A studio service
Activity books pitched to the right age.
An activity that delights a five-year-old frustrates a two-year-old. We design activity books for one age band at a time, toddler to age five, with the difficulty, line weight and instructions set for the child who will actually use it.
N° 01By age band
What changes year by year.
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Ages 1 to 2
Point-and-name pages, big single objects, finger trails and simple matching. No pencil skill assumed.
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Age 3
Wide-path mazes with one route, match the pair, colour by shape, count to five.
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Age 4
Dot-to-dot to 10 or 20, spot three differences, simple patterns, first tracing.
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Age 5
Mazes with dead ends, dot-to-dot to 30 or more, counting and first letter sounds, simple word puzzles.
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Mixed-age family books
Pages marked by difficulty so siblings can share one book.
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Instructions for grown-ups
A line for the adult on each page where a non-reader needs help, kept out of the working area.
N° 02The part that goes wrong
Too hard, too small, too many.
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Borrowed difficulty
Activities copied from books for older children are the most common fault. Each page is checked against the age band in the plan.
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Thin lines
Toddlers use thick crayons. Outlines and paths are drawn wide enough to stay inside.
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Reading required
A three-year-old cannot read the instruction. The page has to show what to do with a picture example.
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No progression
Books that start hard lose the child on page two. Pages are ordered easy to harder.
N° 03How it runs
Plan first, artwork after.
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1. Page plan
We agree the single age band, the mix of activity types and the theme, and list every page before artwork starts.
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2. Sample pages
Two or three finished pages in the agreed look, so you approve the style and the difficulty before the rest is made.
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3. Full interior
Every page produced to the plan, with answers or instructions where the format needs them, then one consolidated round of changes.
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4. Cover and files
Cover design, front matter and print-ready files at your trim size, set to your printer's or platform's template.
N° 04Investment
Three ways to work together.
Single-format
From $1,600
One activity type for one age band.
- Cover illustration and title design
- Up to 24 activity pages
- Answer pages where needed
- Print-ready PDF
- 1 round of revisions
Signature
From $3,200
A mixed activity book for one age band.
- Cover illustration and title design
- Up to 44 activity pages
- Mix of 4 to 6 activity types
- Guide character
- Answer pages
- 2 rounds of revisions
- Social marketing pack
Series
From $7,000
One title per age: 2, 3, 4 and 5.
- 3+ titles
- Shared characters, palette and cover system
- Difficulty stepped between titles
- Full print files per title
- Series style guide
What every package includes, and what it does not
What you get
- Original artwork made for your book, with full commercial rights
- Editable source files as well as print-ready PDFs
- A written page plan agreed before artwork starts
- Files set to the template of the printer or platform you name
What we don’t do
- Printing, binding and shipping
- ISBNs, publishing account setup or marketing campaigns
- Licensed or trademarked characters
- Educational claims or developmental assessments
Page counts above are caps. A longer book, extra revision rounds or a second language are quoted in writing before we start them.
N° 05Questions
The answers we give most often.
- Can one book cover ages 2 to 6?
- It can, but it serves nobody well. A narrower band lets every page fit the child. If you need a wide range, we mark pages by difficulty.
- How do you decide what suits each age?
- From common early-years practice: pencil control, counting range and attention span rise year by year. You or your educator approve the level on the sample pages before the rest is made.
- How many pages should a toddler activity book have?
- Shorter than you think. A young child finishes a few pages at a sitting, so the page count follows the price point you want rather than a rule.
- Can it be printed through Amazon KDP?
- Yes. A standard activity book is a paperback, and we set the files to KDP's template or your printer's.
- Do I own the pages?
- Yes, with full commercial rights and the editable files.
Start your book
Have a book like this in mind?
Tell us the audience, the page count and where it will be printed. You get a page plan and a fixed quote in writing.