The best children's books always stay with the little reader. As a children's book publisher, At Hancock Publishers, we help authors turn their ideas into thoughtful plus engaging stories that young readers can enjoy today & remember for years to come.
Whether you have an existing character, an important message that you would like to pass on, or an entire storyline waiting to come to life, our team is here to assist you in crafting your very own children’s book.
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A regular picture book consists of 32 pages and several hundred words. Sounds interesting and easy, but it's not. The writer has to keep the rhythm of the book in mind with each turn of the page, leave space for illustrations on each double-page spread & make sure the story survives reading it aloud every night for 40 days by a sleepy parent.
Authors face issues once they upload a file to a print-on-demand website. They find out that there are problems such as wrong margins, artwork too close to the spine or the readability does not match the child on the cover. A professional children’s book publisher plans for those problems before the book is built. That’s the work Hancock’s children’s book publishing experts do. As the best children's book publishing company in the USA, we offer editing, illustration, layout & publication.
You might arrive with a polished manuscript, a rhyme scribbled on an envelope or a full set of sketches. All of those work as starting points.
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Tell us the idea the way you’d tell a friend. A folder of notes, a stack of voice memos, or one sentence you can’t stop thinking about all work. In the free consultation we work out what the book is, who it’s for, and what you’d need from us. You don’t commit to anything to have that conversation.
You have an interview with your writer, and everything is recorded, so there is no need for you to interrupt and write down anything. Just ramble, backtrack and tell that story which you had promised to yourself not to tell on paper. The writer catches the style of your language, where you use jokes and stress on different things.
Before a single chapter exists, your professional book writer maps out the entire book: what goes where, and why. Your job is to push back. Move chapter seven to the front, or cut the one that bores you. The writing process can only begin once you sign off on the outline, because moving an outline costs nothing while moving 200 pages costs something.
The writer drafts section by section, and you read each one as it arrives. The first chapter does double duty as a voice check. If it sounds like a stranger wearing your clothes, say so, and it gets fixed before everything else is built on it. By the end, you’ve seen every page grow.
The completed draft will be edited and proofread after that. This is where repetitive stories, weak transitions, a name written in two different ways, and typos will be detected. Your last notes will be added. What you need is a manuscript that has been written by one person - yourself.
A finished manuscript can go anywhere. Some authors keep it as it is, and others hand it to our team for cover design, interior formatting, publishing, and marketing. Either way, the book stays yours, and you don’t have to decide what comes next until it’s done.
Craft and location
Hancock is headquartered in Newport Beach, California, and the work happens online, so an author in Maine goes through the same steps as one in Orange County. If you’re weighing a children’s book publishing agency against a freelancer or a do-it-yourself platform, the useful comparison is how each handles the details below.
Board books, picture books, early readers, and chapter books follow different rules for length and vocabulary. We edit and lay out with your reader’s age in mind from the first pass.
Printed picture books tend to follow set page counts, commonly 32. We plan your spreads around that early, so the story isn’t squeezed or padded at the last minute.
Size, binding, and color all change what a book costs and how it feels in small hands. We walk through the trade-offs before you commit.
Soft watercolor, bold digital shapes, or a gentle cartoon style each set a different tone. We talk through style during the consultation.
Page count, illustration needs, and print choices drive the cost, so we quote after hearing about your project.
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No handoffs, so nothing you’ve said gets lost.
What’s included
Editing and Proofreading: Age-appropriate language, rhythm, consistency, and a final clean pass
Custom Illustration: Original art for every spread
Cover Design: Front, back, and spine
Print Edition: Your book printed in the format you choose
Marketing Support: Amazon, social media, author website, and trailer options
Rights Stay With You: The book remains yours
Packages are built around the project. Tell us which pieces you need and which you’ve already handled, and we’ll plan around that
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Come and begin your book with #1 children's book publisher in the USA. Save your time and succeed in winning the hearts of children with the art of writing. Our children’s book publishing experts will look at what the book needs and explain what a publishing plan would involve. The first consultation is free & you can ask anything you like.
