The short answer
Your children's book can become a complete edition in any of 110 languages: translated with one style sheet so names and terms hold steady, typeset to the target language's real conventions, and delivered as its own printable, sellable book. The opening translates free first; the full edition is quoted up front in AI credits.
What translating a children's book takes
Children's books are the hardest short translations there are, because the text is a score, not just a story — rhythm, rhyme, and repetition are the point, and a literal translation that breaks the bounce fails at bedtime. The pass here treats read-aloud quality as a requirement: refrains stay refrains, rhythm is rebuilt in the target language rather than transliterated, and the free opening preview is your read-aloud test before anything is paid for.
The other children's-specific joy: these books are short enough that translating into both grandparents' languages is a weekend, not a project — three editions of the same bedtime story, one per household, all printing in full color in the square picture-book trim.
- Read the preview aloud — if you stumble, ask for a rhythm-first revision of those lines
- For rhyming books, decide upfront: keep the rhyme (freer translation) or keep the meaning (looser sound) — you can't max both
How it works
1. Open (or upload) the children's book Start from your Bindery book, or upload the manuscript (Word, PDF, or EPUB) and it converts on arrival.
2. Pick the language 110 languages are on the shelf — from Spanish, French, German, Portuguese (Brazil) to the long tail. The opening translates free so you can judge before paying.
3. One style sheet, whole book Names, places, and recurring phrases are governed by a single style sheet across the manuscript — the consistency that makes a translation readable.
4. Typeset for the language Quotation marks, hyphenation, script, and (for Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Urdu) full right-to-left mirroring — each edition is set to its language's own rules.
5. Print, publish, narrate The edition is its own book: print it (hardcover, paperback, lie-flat coil, and saddle stitch), sell it from your storefront, or narrate it.
The 110 languages
Every language on the shelf has its own page with the typographic specifics: Spanish · French · German · Portuguese (Brazil) · Portuguese (Portugal) · Italian · Dutch · Polish · Swedish · Danish · Norwegian (Bokmål) · Finnish · Turkish · Czech · Hungarian · Romanian · Catalan · Indonesian · Malay · Filipino · Swahili · Vietnamese · Russian · Ukrainian · Greek · Japanese · Chinese (Simplified) · Chinese (Traditional) · Korean · Arabic · Hebrew · Persian · Urdu · Hindi · Bengali · Tamil · Thai · Albanian · Basque · Bosnian · Breton · Croatian · Estonian · Faroese · Frisian · Galician · Icelandic · Irish · Latvian · Lithuanian · Luxembourgish · Maltese · Norwegian (Nynorsk) · Occitan · Romansh · Scottish Gaelic · Serbian (Latin) · Slovak · Slovenian · Welsh · Esperanto · Latin · Belarusian · Bulgarian · Macedonian · Serbian (Cyrillic) · Armenian · Georgian · Azerbaijani · Kazakh · Kyrgyz · Uzbek · Turkmen · Mongolian · Kurdish (Kurmanji) · Kurdish (Sorani) · Pashto · Uyghur · Yiddish · Assamese · Gujarati · Kannada · Malayalam · Marathi · Nepali · Odia · Punjabi · Sanskrit · Sinhala · Telugu · Tibetan · Burmese · Khmer · Lao · Cantonese · Afrikaans · Amharic · Tigrinya · Hausa · Igbo · Yoruba · Kinyarwanda · Malagasy · Oromo · Shona · Somali · Zulu · Hawaiian · Tongan · Quechua.
What it costs
Free to start — no account needed to try, no credit card, and a monthly allowance of AI credits on the free tier. The typeset, watermarked proof of your book is always free. Metered work (like transcription, translation, or narration) shows its price in credits before you confirm, so there are no surprise charges.
When you want clean files — press-ready PDF, EPUB, Word — that's a $49 one-time per book unlock, or free with Bindery Pro ($39/month (or $390/year)). One-time credit packs start at $12. Printed copies are priced per copy at order time, printed and shipped by Lulu.
See the opening translated, free
Bindery's Translate renders your own opening pages in the language you're considering before you spend anything. Bring the children's book and look.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which languages are available?
110 languages, from Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Hindi and Arabic down the long tail to Swahili, Catalan, and Thai — each with its own typesetting rules. Every language has a dedicated page (linked above) with the specifics.
How does pricing work?
Quoted up front in AI credits from your book's real length, with the opening preview free. You pay per edition, not per subscription.
Is the translated edition a separate book?
Yes — it stands beside the original with its own page count, its own spine, its own storefront listing. Print it, sell it, or narrate it independently.
Do I keep the rights to my book?
Yes — authors keep ownership of their work. Publish it anywhere, sell it from your free Infinite Library storefront, or keep it entirely private. The platform never takes your copyright.