How to use Canva to create a Children's book and adding a 'margin' or border by creating a template.

[@anum764]

You saved me 2 hours of editing! God bless you! May you live long and prosper!!!

[@TheGetClearShow]

After spending hours of fighting with KDP for hours and hours, and not know what I had done wrong, this video was a life saver! You just eliminated my frustrations! Thanks

[@NadiaInNewYork]

Thank you SO MUCH for this!! I wrote a children's book years ago and thankfully with apps like Canva and with Amazon's KDP, I can publish it myself! BTW, I published my book "Politiquette: The People's Guide to Political Discourse" on KDP and I couldn't be happier with the results! Thanks again for this tutorial and for your inspiring words of encouragement!

[@hennayas9031]

If you don't mind me asking how was it? I want to do this but unsure how to start also is it doing well? X

[@NadiaInNewYork]

@@hennayas9031 "Politiquette" is heavy on stats so it took me almost a year to write it because of the research involved. I published it in 2015 and republished it in 2020 with a different cover and an updated foreword explaining why I was republishing and why I hadn't changed the content; namely, because I wanted my readers to see that everything I had predicted had come to fruition, not because I'm an 'oracle' but because the writing was on the wall. Also, to reiterate WHY I wrote it and why it's important for Americans to reconsider how we debate politics and choose our leaders. Yes, it's doing well thank God. There are SO many ways to promote a book today - IG, Twitter, Tik Tok, etc. If you want to write, I say GO FOR IT. Just keep in mind that it will take commitment and focus on your part. I basically had no social life when I was writing, but it was all worth it! I hope I answered your question but if not feel free to contact me, I'm happy to help if I can! =)

[@hennayas9031]

@@NadiaInNewYork that's amazing a huge well done to you!!! Thats incredible Just wondering if I did want to create a book which I do...where would I even start on canva? Illustrations etc do you have any idea?

[@NadiaInNewYork]

@@hennayas9031 Steps: 1. Write the copy. If you're writing for kids remember to keep their developmental threshold in mind. 2. Edit. Then edit. Then edit again. 3. Get feedback on your copy. Either hire a pro editor or ask friends to read it and give you feedback. 4. You guessed it - EDIT AGAIN, lol 5. Once you're happy with your copy, go to Fiverr and research 'Children's Books Illustrators.' 6. Reach out to a few of them to figure out if they're a good fit. Remember to tell them how many different characters there are and how many different scenes are in your story. 7. ASK THEM HOW MANY REVISIONS YOU'RE ALLOWED TO MAKE. This is imperative. No one gets it right on the first try and a professional understands this. It's a work in progress. Make sure you have enough leeway to develop something good. 8.Hire the best fit. Once you're happy with the product then 9. Go to Canva and follow the above video to set up your book. 10. Go to Amazon KDP, sign up, and follow the prompts. On KDP you can make both a hardcopy and an eBook of your work. HOPE THIS HELPS!!

[@NadiaInNewYork]

@@hennayas9031 Here's a vid on publishing on KDP: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ60pqd5lLZ6r68

[@TiffanyF82]

You are a fricken god send!!! I was racking my brain all day trying to figure out how to get my book uploaded for paperback. This couldn't have worked any more perfectly!! Thank You!! 'Onyx And Addie Do Yoga Too!' is now in review for paperback! I was about to give up until I came across your video! I can't thank you enough!!

[@everynewdayisablessing8509]

You don't need a border to print with kdp. The images can go to the very edge. All you need is to make the pages larger. You need to add 0.125 inch margin around the page size you want. So if you want your book to be 8 in wide x 10 in high, the template needs to be 8.125 x 10.25. One side of the page doesn't need a margin as it will be in the gutter (middle of the book). So if your book size is different than 8x10, which I use, add 0.25 to the height and 0.125 to the width. So create a template and then start filling it in.

[@benicio1967]

Does that apply to picture books or does it also apply to lined journals as well?

[@dukkiboi]

I’ve done that multiple times and still being rejected

[@itwasfunnytome]

@@dukkiboi As long as you keep your design INSIDE of the Safe Trim Lines...You'll be ok and your book design will pass the check. If anything is outside of the Cut/Trim Lines then KDP will reject it and ask that you correct the error. This is why creating a Book Template in canva for each style/type of book you want to create in the future is a wise and necessary choice. Hope this helps everyone.

[@samshusam8971]

@@dukkiboi yes mine as well What to do

[@amydooley8682]

2w

[@lauraneff7481]

I don't think I've ever commented on a KZbin video, but I just wanted to say how helpful this video is!

[@msistah247]

Great info. I love the video. Thanks for sharing! I have Canva still learning it.

[@mchristie1659]

The easiest video I've seen so far. Thank you.

[@patriciadanna7433]

Thanks. Great explanation. Very helpful. You made it look so simple.

[@aubreechristensen9349]

THANK YOU SO MUCH I COULDNT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THIS TUTORIAL

[@funmi5653]

Thanks to you sis i was able to finally approve my colouring book. Thank you so so so much your video is exactly what I was looking for. And I love the way you teach.

[@BooChewBooks]

Totally just saved my life!! Thank you girlie!!

[@DotTwin21]

So glad I found this!! My book kept getting flagged, and I was getting frustrated. Great job!!

[@MizzMonet1]

You must might have saved me from another 2 days of frustration with KDP!!!! Thank you!

[@mirabelleusa]

You explained it so nicely, thanks!

[@zaaz71]

Indeed yes very helpful! Thanks🙏

[@Empressmone]

Thank you for making this so simple for us to understand 💕

[@jasbeensingh1697]

Thank you for sharing - this was super helpful!

[@andreabergquist2172]

OMG!!! I think this is what I have been looking for!

[@crysjoseph9597]

Brilliant!!! Thanks for sharing this technique. I will do that now

[@ameeer618]

is it work? kDP accepted or not?

[@leahloughty3554]

Thank you. You are a star

[@paolayap4858]

thank god I found this video, just what I was looking for !

[@christinastraub3447]

I thought the same thing😁 plus she sounds like Oprah Winfrey.

[@SquirrelMama]

Nice tutorial! Thanks!

[@iLoveTheLetterD]

You are a God send!! Thank you for sharing this and I pray God gives you your heart's desires 😍

[@largeroomnolight]

So beautiful!!! 👸🏾 I love these illustrations. ❤️❤️❤️

[@HeartOfATeacher242]

Great video on creating this book. What font size for your words?

[@authorpreneursecrets]

This was straightforward. Thanks

[@Lacooquette]

Great video! May I ask what trim size you picked for your book?

[@thereallisasantiago]

8.5*8.5

[@ItsAshaMac]

As @every new day is a blessing said, yes you need to add the "bleed allowance" to your images but you also need to select "with bleed" when you're uploading your file to KDP. This will allow your images to bleed over the trim line. Then you can save yourself quite a bit of work. Great video btw. Right to the point. Thank you!

[@kimsutherland9883]

Than-you so very much! Very easy to follow!!!

[@AmyGerrish]

Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@LavishGal]

This was very helpful, thank you!

[@graceking8718]

Thank you so much! This video helped me create new stories for The Royal Classroom :)

[@Muriel18]

Best video thank you so much

[@martitarobinson8037]

THANK YOU! This helps so much!

[@JeanneDaveScrafford]

This is a great video on making a children's book. How would you in put the dimensions for the front and back cover for this book template?

[@ve4043]

Definitely going to try this. Now for my story

[@nasreensiddique5558]

excellent job

[@MarieMulligan82]

Soooo helpful! Thank you ❤️x

[@leelameka]

Super helpful; Thank you : )

[@roseacresfarmily]

Thank you!! Very helpful

[@niccisnarrative3348]

You are awesome ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Helped me so much.

[@teachermade766]

I'm working on my first children's book on canva. 🤩😍🥰

[@TheSmokeWatcher]

this was so helpful!

[@danielleromero3230]

this was so helpful! I am looking for an easy platform to layout children's books...do you have any more tutorials on this on Canva?

[@thereallisasantiago]

Canva is a very easy, user friendly, FREE tool. You can do it.

[@AliaRaeJoseph]

So helpful!!! 🙏🏾 thank you

[@elsieschmaltz6754]

Very helpful

[@dukkiboi]

I hope this works because I love your explanation and demonstration. KDP has been rejecting me for a month now I’ve been trying everything

[@mbokesukabeda7855]

❤❤ thank you

[@mjec10]

Do you have tips on creating the book cover, front and back.

[@AxelAragon]

Very helpful video! I’m currently working on a book and this was really good guidance. I have one question though... If you’re adding page numbers can those be near the border? or do they have to be away from the border like images?

[@The_Truthbearer]

@dreamland Not sure if you were doing it for KDP, but they say to leave out the pages bec/ of the formatting, they are unnecessary. Kinda late response, sorry!

[@thereallisasantiago]

Page numbers are considered words not elements so keep them AWAY from borders!

[@Learning_Boosters123]

Thanks . Very useful

[@FrenchbrunetteinChina]

Hello hello, thank you so much for this tutorial! I've juste finished the illustrations of my first children book and I'm looking for how to format my book (adding the text and so on). Your video is very helpful. Most of the time, I see people using Photoshop or Indesign to format their book. I didn't"t know about Canva to do so. I was wondering about the quality. Using Canva or Photoshop is the same when it comes to the final result right?

[@thereallisasantiago]

I have used Canva exclusively for the simplicity of it. I have published over 15 books using it and never any issues with quality

[@ashikasingh7446]

Hi In a lot of videos I have watched, there is always a lot of talk about flattening the images (for paperbacks), especially when images are layered on top of one another. I have also created my e-book using Canva but can you please tell me if I can just follow your steps to convert my e-book into paperback or do I need to get someone to flatten my images first. Thanks for your inspirational video.

[@The_Truthbearer]

I'm a novice, about to use this woman's methodology right now, and I also have tons of questions, lol, but what I think you're asking, i think this is the answer (I'm very familiar w/ photoshop, and I'm basing my answer off of what I know in Ps when you Save your project that has 3, 4, 8, 12+ layers, and save it as a PNG or JPEG, the Saved picture becomes 1 layer. I've never heard the word "flatten" but I think that's what you're talking about) In her first step, once all your pages are the way you want them, she downloads all her pages and Saves it as a PNG --> gets saved as a .zip file. I believe in this process, all layers will become one. Hope that helps.

[@thereallisasantiago]

No flattering needed.

[@BeauDodson]

When you load Canva, I don't see book as an option. Are you using poster or is there something I click in Canva to make a book? I see things like flyers, posters, documents, and so on.. Thank you

[@terrikorenstein9907]

What did you draw your images on? I draw on paper and know I need to make my drawings look more professional.

[@jjhaglund]

what is the copyright rule for using their images and self-publishing for commercial use?

[@otraftaschool]

I plan on starting my first children’s book. Would I be able to use the illustrations that Canva provides without being flagged?

[@netteycandida9793]

Hi Lisa what did you use to illustrate your book

[@familylopez3171]

Do a video on how u illustrated and downloaded your art

[@christinacreates2393]

Under file you can click margins and it will show the margin for you.

[@kellykramer9523]

thank you

[@Femmebenie86]

Awesome sauce 👌

[@KittyKlawz]

Thank u I so want to do a book. So many projects

[@learnmeasomenglish7924]

What size is the ones you downloaded as png to then upload later and add to book?

[@kellyanncarey8985]

Amazing thank you!

[@angelarebong]

This is helpful! Thank you

[@fouadgamal1531]

Thank you for the video but how we can make the book illustration

[@danitspeaks6280]

Maybe you said it but where did you get the pictures?

[@Jayxxxxxxxcc]

I think she drew them but u can buy some online

[@NadiaInNewYork]

If you're not an artist, I highly recommend searching Fiverr for an illustrator, best of luck!

[@claricem.a5839]

Tha thank you so much

[@oceanbella]

Thank you because I didn't even know 😊😊🦋

[@ajalovato3212]

If I want my pages to be numbered, do I have to go through and number them individually myself on canva? Thank you-

[@Ascendingsoul1]

thank you!

[@marystewart4994]

So you don’t create a spread for your book? You create separate pages?

[@twinqlez1]

great, thank you

[@lissettesbloom8223]

Thank you!! so much

[@arvkay]

thank you so much

[@darianspeaks8605]

Where did you draw the characters

[@user-ge4ek3fk6o]

Hi! Where can I find pictures or vectors for children books without copyright please?

[@tayashawnwingfield4428]

Hello I’m trying to create a activity book for 16+ on Canva and I’m not sure if I’m using the right template ummm I also don’t know how to do the size like I want it to be the size of a coloring book also how do I make the pages back and forth

[@NadiaInNewYork]

Double sided is what you choose on KDP, not on Canva. Best of luck!

[@The_Truthbearer]

So first I would Google the size of an average activity book. Write down the dimension. Once on Canva, select a New Document, Custom Dimension. Enter in whatever Google said, be sure to select "in" for inches, and it's not on "px" (pixel). And you don't worry about front and back or page numbers. KDP will do all of that.

[@Mystique_Queen]

I'm looking for some to put illustration to a children book I've done.

[@yudelkasalcedo1796]

I can illustrate for you! I’m currently working on my own as we speak

[@The_Truthbearer]

See my response on CarbieBarrbie 's post, right above.

[@hey-its-me2848]

I'm confused how the book has pages on top and bottom but don't I want both pages to be side by side?

[@stellaikefusi2027]

I spent four days trying to edit and figure out why my book was being rejected, also ways to fix it....tnks....

[@pcsolis23]

What are the specific dimensions for amazon publishing?

[@sydneykaufman3238]

Does this work the same for making kid's school books for at home learning?

[@thereallisasantiago]

Sure, I made a few custom things for my grandson.

[@2solid4tv48]

How many books have u published ? Do u use canva and illustrate for others ?

[@rosec-g764]

Hi Lisa, I enjoyed this video. It is so easy to follow and you are a natural teacher. Just one question, did you do this with the free version or the paid membership? Take care and thank you.~rose

[@The_Truthbearer]

you can do it with the free

[@ألفباء-ر1ظ]

How can i print it

[@brotherhannibal]

Is there a particular account I need with Canva

[@katelynleavitt5958]

This was awesome! How did you illustrate those cute images?

[@summerleigh9830]

She said she drew them and then made them pngs :)

[@thereallisasantiago]

I drew them in illustrator draw and saved as transparent pngs

[@ccjones2076]

I tried this and it didn't work. What am I doing wrong?

[@linapalmera9268]

thank you queeeeen

[@BYCreationsLLC]

I tried this but its not working 1🙁

[@carmenprinsloo5276]

Do you know if it's it legal to sell a child's books on Amazon that you create with the free version of canva?

[@carmenprinsloo5276]

Thank you 😊

[@The_Truthbearer]

of course. =)

[@brotherhannibal]

What template are you using???

[@Jayxxxxxxxcc]

Go on canva and customise the template

[@danaotero]

hmmm this doesn't work for me. i made the borders but it doesn't let me pop it inside the border pages, it makes it full page again

[@The_Truthbearer]

I think you forgot to go to "Elements" and in the search bar type in "Grids", and then she just picks the uni-sectional one (first) and places it inside, creating the borders. I'm not sure what you mean by the "border pages". You can't just turn on the margins or anything, she says to use the grid. =) not sure if that helps, but hope so!

[@BowlOfHotDogs]

how do you account for bleed?

[@mindmyamoto]

I want to ask the same thing please show us the sizes of bleed version or we can't do it in canva

[@CarbieBarrbie]

What if I'm not an artist how can I find good illustrations that wont be super expensive

[@lorrainehowardministries]

Canva pro

[@maxinelinley1450]

What apps

[@patortega430]

My images are not popping into the grid square, they are overlapping it and filling in the whole page. Anyone know how to fix this?

[@authorpreneursecrets]

Try a frame square and then when you drag the picture it should fit nicely.

[@NadiaInNewYork]

Right click, choose to "bring image to front."

[@The_Truthbearer]

Yes, it's how you're bringing the image onto the square. I think the easiest is to just click the file, like you would in "Uploads". (I haven't tried that yet). If that doesn't work, drag the image into the center of the grid instead of letting it catch as you drag it on.