A studio service
First words, one clear picture at a time.
Babies and toddlers learn words by pointing. A first words book needs one object per picture, drawn simply on a plain background, in colours a young child can see clearly. We illustrate them for publishers, teachers and parents.
N° 01Clarity over detail
Clarity over detail
Each word gets a single object or action with no clutter around it.
N° 02Themes
Themes
Home, food, animals, vehicles, body parts, clothes and colours, or your own word list.
N° 03Two languages
Two languages
Bilingual first words books with both words set as editable text, including right-to-left scripts such as Arabic or Urdu.
N° 04Peek inside
Pages like these.
Sample artwork made by Kompanie to show the kind of pages we make. Not client work.
N° 05Investment
Three packages, fixed prices.
Little Book
From $1,125
Board books, first-words books and short picture books. 4–5 weeks.
- Up to 2 characters, with a character sheet
- Up to 12 pages and 8 illustrations
- Cover illustration and title lettering
- One revision round on sketches
- Print-ready PDF and ebook cover
Picture Book
From $2,175
A full 32-page picture book. 6–8 weeks.
- Up to 3 characters, with character sheets
- 15 illustrations plus cover
- Two revision rounds per illustration
- Endpapers and title page
- Print-ready PDF and fixed-layout ebook
Big Book
From $3,675
Longer books, nonfiction, cookbooks and books for older readers. 8–12 weeks.
- Up to 4 characters plus settings
- Up to 30 illustrations
- Diagrams, maps or step-by-step art where needed
- Two revision rounds per illustration
- Print-ready PDF, EPUB and fixed-layout ebook
Before you choose
What you get
- A fixed price for the scope listed
- Sketches or a first draft to approve before anything is final
- Print-ready and editable files, yours to keep
What we don’t do
- Writing or editing the story
- Printing and shipping
- ISBN, publishing account setup or marketing
- Translation
Extra pages, slides or revision rounds are quoted before we start them.
N° 06Questions
The answers we give most often.
- How many words fit?
- Send your word list. Up to 8 full-page pictures fit the Little Book; longer lists are drawn as smaller pictures and quoted before we start.
- Board book or paperback?
- Either. We set the files to your printer's template.
Start your book
Ready to make your book?
Tell us what you're making. You'll get a fixed price and a schedule within two business days.