Fonts Suitable For Children's Books

• Larger fonts in favour than small fonts - 14pts or larger
• Larger is earlier to read and more attractive
• San serif fonts preferred

(Bernard 2001)

"Generally the larger, 14-point font size was considered to be easier and quicker to read, as well as being more attractive and more desired to be used in schoolbooks. In addition, the Comic font type was perceived as being easier to read and more attractive, as well as being more desired to be used in schoolbooks than the other font types. Along with Arial, it was also preferred over the serif fonts for use in schoolbooks. Overall the 14-point Arial and the 12-point Comic was the most preferred font types."(Poole 2008)

12-point size	14-point size
Times New Roman	Times New Roman
Courier New	Courier New
Arial	Arial
Comic Sans MS	Comic Sans MS

References 
Bernard, M, Mills, M, Frank T & McKown, J . (2001). Which Fonts Do Children Prefer to Read Online?. Available: http://www.surl.org/usabilitynews/31/fontjr.asp. Last accessed 28 Sep 2012.

Poole, A. (2008). Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?. Available: http://alexpoole.info/blog/which-are-more-legible-serif-or-sans-serif-typefaces/. Last accessed 28 Sep 2012.

http://www.surl.org/usabilitynews/31/fontjr.asp

http://alexpoole.info/blog/which-are-more-legible-serif-or-sans-serif-typefaces/

Task to test this out

Choose 10 fonts and get the neighbors kids to pick their favourite out.

5 Serif

5 San serif 

I showed the serif and San serif fonts to 6 children in total ages from 3-8 years old. They all agreed that the San serif type face would be easier for them when learning to read.