Children's Book with Hardcover Binding

Product Detailed Description

A hardcover children's book joins a printed cover to a gathered text block. Rigid boards form the front and back covers, printed paper wraps each board and turns in at the edges, and a spine holds the boards across the back. Endpapers line the inside of each cover and paste the page block to the boards. A parent opens the book at the gutter and holds it across a lap while a child turns the pages. At story time, the closed book waits face-up on a bedside table beside a lamp.

• Rigid cover boards sit beneath the printed paper, so a bookseller can lay the book face-up on a display table
• The spine carries the printed title, so a bookseller stands the book spine-out on a shelf for browsing
• A hinge runs between each cover board and the spine, so a child can swing the cover open on the floor
• At the fore-edge, a margin runs along the page block and gives a child a place to grip and turn the page
• A matte or gloss laminate covers the printed paper, so a buyer sees the cover art in a shop window