Delightful design for children’s books
Bring your story to life with professional graphic design, layout and formatting services tailor-made for children’s publishing
Balloon Dog is a creative studio offering professional book design services to indie and self-publishing children’s book authors.
Services & Pricing
I offer a range of book design options. Please click on the buttons below for more information about each one.
Book Cover Design
from
$400 USD
($600 AUD)
Stand out on the shelf with a professional and eye-catching cover for your children’s book.
Paperback and hardcover formats included.
Super Cover Reboot
from
$400 USD
($600 AUD)
Take your existing book cover from “uh” to AWESOME with an attention-grabbing and super-sellable redesign.
Paperback and hardcover formats included.
Interior Book Design
from
$600 USD
($900 AUD)
for a 24 page picturebook
Where words and illustration come together on the page for a wonderful reading experience.
Formatting for print and ebook included.
Complete Book Design
from
$1000 USD
($1500 AUD)
for a 24 page picturebook
Cover design + interior layout design + formatting for ebook and print. Everything you need to turn your manuscript and illustrations into a beautiful book, ready to send to a printer or ebook platform.
Wait! Is your goal to have your book traditionally published, ie. you would like your book to be bought, produced and distributed by a publishing house? If so, you don’t need to hire a designer or illustrator – the publisher takes care of those things.
About
Hi, my name is Dani Lurie and I love kids books! I’ve been art-directing and designing books and publications professionally since 2009. I’ve had the pleasure of helping to produce award-winning kids books that have been sold across the globe through major publishers like these:
Contact
Do you have a question about book design or the services on offer?
Please send an email to hello@balloondog.studio or use the form below.
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I’m also available to hire via Reedsy if you prefer to work within their system. Please note that they charge a 10% commission fee to contractors and clients on top of every transaction.