What Kind of Paper Is Best for Children’s Books?

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Choose a right type of paper is a key part of the overall quality for your children’s book. First of all, you need to decide about the book type and binding type for your book. A children’s book, a cookbook, or a notebook will mostly use different paper type.

In this post, we will talk about the paper for children’s books. If you need suggestions for other types of book, please click here to talk with our printing experts for Free.

Hardcover, paperback, saddle stitched, and board book are the most common binding types for children’s book printing. In the following part, we will give a guidance for the recommended cover and inner pages paper type one by one.

Hardcover Children’s Book

Normally, the hardcover children’s book has the content of many pictures and does not need to be written on. As the book is used by children for a long time, so the paper needs to be strong and durable.

Here are the recommended paper for each part of the hardcover children’s book.

Part	Recommended Paper Type	Recommended Paper Weight	Finish
Cover	Glossy art paper	157gsm	Lamination
Cover inside paper board	Gray board	1800gsm (3 mm)	/
Endpaper	Woodfree paper	140gsm/160gsm	/
Endpaper	Art paper	157gsm	/
Inner pages	Art paper	157gsm	/

Paperback Children’s Book

Compared with hardcover, paperback children’s book is a cheaper choice, but the quality of the book is still high. It is also widely used in student’s text book.

Here are the recommended paper for each part of the paperback children’s book.

Part	Recommended Paper Type	Recommended Paper Weight	Finish
Cover	Cardboard paper	210gsm	Glossy or matte lamination
Inner pages	Woodfree paper	120gsm	/
	Art paper	128/157gsm	/

Saddle Stitched Children’s Book

Saddle stitched children’s book is the cheapest printing option. When your budget is not much and your inner pages are less than 32 pages, a saddle stitched book is a good choice to start with.

Here are the recommended paper for each part of the paperback children’s book.

Part	Recommended Paper Type	Recommended Paper Weight	Finish
Cover	Art paper	157/200/250gsm	Glossy or matte lamination
Inner pages	Woodfree paper	120gsm	/
Inner pages	Art paper	157gsm	/

Children’s Board Book

Children’s board book has 2 different covers. One is hardcover, the other is paper board cover. The paper requirements of them are different. Please see below chart for reference. For the inner pages, they are also very thick cardboard paper, which could make the cardboard paper use for a long time and cannot be torn up by kids.

Part	Recommended Paper Type	Recommended Paper Weight	Finish
Cover type 1	Art paper + gray board	157gsm + 1800gsm	Glossy or matte lamination
Cover type 2	Cardboard paper	350gsm +350gsm	Glossy or matte lamination
Inner pages	Cardboard paper	350gsm +350gsm	Glossy or matte lamination

Make sure you choose the right paper for your children’s book. Our printing experts are always here to help you choose the best paper type. Do not hesitate to contact us!