ThinkAheadKids Publishing

About Think Ahead Kids Publishing

Welcome to Think Ahead Kids Publishing. Once your manuscript is accepted Think Ahead Kids Publishing is committed to producing meaningful and high-quality work. We take pride in what we do and are selective in the content that we choose, therefore we know your book will appeal to children and their families. Authors will have full rights to their work.

Our Publishing House will review every submission and if selected we complete editorial reviews, and provide support in the areas of design, proofreading, copyediting, and printing assistance.

Our Vision is to assist authors in obtaining their dreams to be recognized for their work. We believe everyone has a voice and an equal opportunity to share their accomplishments with the world.

Think Ahead Kids Publishing

Copyediting/Proofreading
Illustrations/Formatting-view Illustrators Below.
Marketing support
Think Ahead Kids can also provide one-on-one Marketing Consultation for those published through us and also for those who need assistance in this area.

Our Basic Marketing Services Include:

A Press Release that includes an image of your book, detailed information about you, your work, your book's description, a link to where to purchase your books, and a link to your Author Webpage on our website.
We will promote your Press Release on Social Media Platforms that include School, Family, and Author groups.
An Author Webpage which includes an image of you, your autobiography, and book reviews made by Think Ahead Kids.
An Author Spotlight Video that highlights who you are as an author, what inspired you to write your book, and a brief synopsis about your book.
A Book Trailer to share on your social media platforms.

Additional Marketing Services:

Puppet Storytime Episodes.
Our company representative will contact booksellers and other book retailers to promote your book.
We also collaborate with outside marketing experts.

Think Ahead Kids Publishing Extra Services:

Accomplished illustrators - Our illustrators work with you in creating the high-quality book that you have always imagined.
Extensive Editing - Our editors can help you with Substantive and Developmental/Content Editing.
Ghostwriting services.
Translation Services - If you want to make your book stand out from the crowd and reach a broader audience, we can provide you with translation for both English and Spanish.
eBooks & Audible - Books do well when they are presented in other formats. eBooks and Audible Books are the most popular now. We can help format your eBook and create an Audible format.
Voice Over - If you need a Voice Over for your Audible format, we can provide you with that as well. We work with professionals that are experienced in theater, art, and music.

Illustration Credit: Ronald Botts

Accomplished Illustrators

Amanda Le

Amanda Le has been a fan of cartoons and graphic novels their whole life. Amanda earned a BA in Art and Educational Sciences from UC Irvine, and has ran an online business selling their illustrations for over 10 years. Amanda directed and took part in animating an award-winning animated short "Making Friends," and also designed a BIBA Award-winning book cover for poetry anthology "A Burning Lake of Paper Suns." Currently, Amanda hosts online classes and works as a youth arts instructor for local students situated in Temecula, CA
Amanda likes to create art that focuses on environmental messages, representation of minority groups, and the expression of art as healing, and loves to embed poetry in their designs. Amanda work hard to do all they can to inspire young people to keep on creating, and is happy to bring ideas to life through their art!

Luigi Cannavincci

Luigi was born with the creative gene. He discovered his talent at the young age of 8, with the help of The Secret City; a 1980s kids art show. He hasn’t looked back since. As a result from graduating from Humber College’s Advertising and Graphic Design program, Luigi has a strong command of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator - two of the programs used for his illustrations. From creating storyboards and conceptual art, to full colored illustrated children’s books, he brings a unique perspective to the work he creates...and he loves it.

Dori Durbin

Illustrator Dori Durbin grew up most of her life in a small town in Michigan. After earning a BA in English and a secondary teaching certification, Dori taught high and middle school English and Science. She obtained her Master of Arts degree in Social work with an emphasis on Community Services. As a lifelong art enthusiast and hobbyist, Dori formally began her art career in custom acrylic pet portraits 6 years ago. Then after taking classes from Make Art that Sells (Lila Rogers), StoryTeller Academy (Arree Chung), Little Blue Mushroom (Kristen Balouch), and remembering her love of children's picture books-- she began her career as a children's book illustrator. Dori has illustrated her own self published books, including "Little Cat Needs Space," and "Little Cat Feels Left Out." She still teaches youth art and participates occasionally in art shows. Dori plans to continue writing and illustrating for children– and owning many cats!

Sara Westaway

Sara Westaway is professional artist, illustrator and author living and working in rural Dorset, UK. She divides her time between illustration commissions, large scale hospital decoration projects and producing her own beautifully illustrated Children’s Books. All of Sara’s work in inspired by nature and she explains her motivation for her new titles... “I began writing children’s books when my son started Primary School. He was a clever boy, but just couldn’t get the hang of reading. School was a nightmare for him, but he found solace and endless enjoyment from being outside, learning about animals and plants. I was determined to create books that embraced this natural interest in all things wild, whilst at the same time using these topics to help encourage early and reluctant readers. I am passionate about children enjoying the simple pleasures to be found just beyond the back door, and I hope that the books will spark an interest in reading and the natural world that will last a lifetime.

Michael Reyes

Welcome Award Winning Illustrator, Michael Reyes. Graphic Designer and Professional illustrator. Michael has won awards in advertising illustrations and children's books. Graphic Designer and Professional illustrator With extensive experience and trajectory in the advertising, audiovisual, editorial, and related fields. He has worked with several of the most recognized brands and agencies in Colombia, and with some clients in England, the United States, Canada, and other countries. In addition, his passion for cartoons, caricatures, and character design has allowed him to venture on many occasions, in the development of transmedia children's content projects, such as children's books, video games, and other brands.

Professional Editors

Victoria Hyla Maldonado

Victoria Hyla Maldonado has been writing all her life and has worked professionally as a writer and editor for more than 20 years. She has edited all forms of writing across various industries, but she particularly has a love for bringing book manuscripts, both short and long, to their fullest potential. She lives in the western suburbs of Chicago with her husband and children and is the author of the children’s books “Bartleby the Brave,” “Miedosin el Valiente” (español), and “Tears for the Butterfly.” She is also the author of the substantive women’s fiction novels (Hearts Drawn Wyld trilogy) as well as a variety of published short stories with more to come.

Kristin Spann

Kristin Spann currently serves independent clients and major publishers through her business: Spring Tutoring, Writing, and Editing Services. Her editing skills include: Content editing, line editing, copyediting, proofreading, and format checking for books and web content, as well as business, ministry, and personal documents. Writing experience includes biblical articles, blog posts, flash fiction (fantasy), poetry, Bible studies, a study guide, and more.

Submit Your Manuscript

Online Submission Only

If you have a completed manuscript, please submit it today. We are currently taking submissions.

Be sure to tell us about yourself and what your goals are for your book.

Every manuscript will be reviewed, however, not every one will be accepted. We will notify you within 1-3 weeks of receiving your work.

How To Submit

To submit your manuscript Click Here
Please attach the completed manuscript saved as TITLE_LAST NAME
A confirmation email will be sent to you from Google Forms when we receive your submission.

If you have questions about the submission process or need assistance, please contact us at Info@thinkaheadkids.com

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