There are different types of children's books for various age groups. Picture books for ages 0-4 use simple illustrations to help very young children understand stories and concepts. Books for ages 7-10 contain more words and plot details, with colorful illustrations to aid reading comprehension. Books for ages 12-16 vary more in their subject matter, with some including illustrations to set scenes while others require imagination as there are no pictures.

2. Children books
There are lots of different types of children's books for all different ages. Different types like educational
booking that’s its main purpose is to educate the children and let them learn through reading or looking at
pictures. Picture books will be for the ages of 0-4, when a child is just starting to make sense of the
world, these books will be very simple so the child can make out what the story or message is. When a
child grows up and becomes older they can start to be able to read and make out simple story lines with
simple words, but illustration is still very necessary as it helps and guides the child so they don’t get too
confused. Illustrations can be a be more advanced and complex at the 7-10 age as the child’s sight and
brain have developed a large amount. The stories would usually contain stereotyped characters like
princesses, animals the talk and magic, which would be considered all normal. The next step up from this
would be young teen fictions for ages 12-16, these can range in quite a large amount and have a lot of
scope for different stories and different reading abilities, from fairies to the war.
The type of fonts used have to be serif fonts, these are the fonts with a fancy bits and flicks, a commonly used
font is Times New Roman, the flicks naturally help the eye to flow across the page and it guides the
children's eyes on where to read next, which is a subconscious act.
The age on the book is only a guide to the average reading ability for that age and more advanced readers may
be reading above their age and visa-versa.

3. Young children’s books 0-4/5
These books are
books that help
young children
learn, by getting
them involved in
reading it and
taking part, like
this sticker book, it
gets the child to
match up. The
illustration are
fairly simple
shapes in pastel
colours that are
easy to
understand.
This book looks like it is more
concentrated around maths
and counting. It is using the
frog to narrate and help the
child learn, so giving the frog
human characteristics. The
illustrations are minimal, with
one main frog, which is fairly
detailed. The numbers will be
plain and simple so this allows
for the detailed frog.
These other books are ones that an adult
would read and show the pictures to a
child. Simple words would be used, but
enough to create a story that the child
could follow when the adult is reading
aloud.
Because the adult is
reading it and will have
no problem following
the story, this means
the illustrations can be
more detailed, more
like a piece of art
work, which will also be
visually pleasing to the
child.

4. Children’s books 7-10
These kind of books are a lot more
advanced, the include a lot more wording and
a lot more plot. This type of book ‘the magic
key’ are used for education purposes, for
children to learn how to improve their reading.
These books contain a lot of colourful pictures
the illustrate with the story.
These books are more designed for pleasurable
reading for children and are usually read by 10 year
olds. The Roald Dahl books have a lot thicker plot and
require more advanced understanding. They are also
quite a large jump from other books as they only
have small colorless illustrations throughout the book
These books are
used in schools and
go up in levels of
reading skill, so can
range for a lot of
different ages

5. Children’s books 12-16
The kind of books in this age range varies as in the subject
matter of the books and there is a fairly big jump. But the
illustrations are similar in the level of detail on the front
covers, there doesn’t seem to be much difference, only the
books for the 16 year olds maybe looking a bit more simple and
sophisticated. They come in a collection to encourage reading
and concentration.
These younger teen books are more innocent and
still have the subject of magical creatures being
normal. In the books there are also a few
illustrations in the books, just to help out a bit with
the scene and setting for the children.
These books are a lot more mature in their
subject matter and a bit more experimental in
the vocabulary and length of story. There are no
illustrations in these books, so the teen or child
has to use their own imagination and head to
figure out what the characters look like and what
the scene is set out like, according the the
description in the book.