Ooh, I thought you’d never ask.
I’ve been offering a free 8.5” x 8.5” children’s book template for a while and it’s very, very popular. No wonder. When I wanted to find a free template to give me some idea of how to format my kids’ books, I couldn’t find one anywhere. So I made one, and then shared it with you.
Now, 8.5” x 8.5” is a great size. I love it.
That size is perfect for a 32-page picture book, or even something a little shorter (for younger kids) or longer (for slightly older kids).
But it’s not perfect. That’s where 6” x 9” comes in.
You’ll probably discover the limitations of 8.5” x 8.5” most especially when it comes to slightly older kids. Big kids don’t usually like to pick up a big square book. They want something smaller, and sleeker.
That’s where the new 6” x 9” children’s book template comes in.
6” x 9” is also the most common size of self-published book out there, even for adult books. If you like the template, feel free to use it for adult books (lower the font size a bit) or anything else you’d like.
Like the 8.5” square template, this one contains full instructions, and page numbering is set up for you already. Add as many pages of text and images as you like, and it will expand to fit your needs.
There’s even an “About the Author” page at the end for you to fill in your personal details. (Take out my picture and stick in your own, of course)
I’ve included links on the download page so you can also pick up most of the fonts I’ve used (this template uses Garamond, which is distributed free by Microsoft with most versions of Word). You can always switch things up and use your own, too, of course.
Like I said, this was something that never existed before – at least, not that I could find (and I’m pretty handy with Google). And now that I’ve set it up it for my own books, it’s easy as pie to share it with you.
All I ask is that you sign up for my mailing list first.
Sure, you can sign up and then quit the list right away. But I’d really love it if you stuck around. I send out one short email, once a week, with writing thoughts and inspirations, as well as links to any freebies I’ve got coming up. No ads, no spam, I promise.
Once you sign up and confirm your approval, you’ll be taken straight to the download page. As always, if this resource is helpful to you, I’d love to hear about it in the Comments section. Probably others would as well.
See you on the list!
Thank you! Our kids are having fun and learning new things . This looks like so much fun for them.
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