Your School’s Story From A to Z
We partner with universities, alumni, and community champions to create beautifully illustrated children’s alphabet books that bring your campus traditions and landmarks to life. We handle the creative and production while you help bring the book to your community. A portion of every book sold goes directly back to you and your university, and your custom book can be press-ready in weeks, not months.
⚡ Fast
Get books in hand in as few as 12 weeks
🎨 Turnkey
We handle illustration, editing, and printing from A to Z
🤝 Flexible
Three funding paths to fit your goals
💛 Memorable
A keepsake families will treasure for years
How It Works
We Do the Heavy Lifting. You Get the Keepsake.
Every year, Collegiate ABCs partners with a limited number of schools. Whether your university funds the project, an alumni partner backs it, or your community rallies pre-orders, we handle the writing, illustration, design, and production. From there, you’ll play an active role in bringing the book to your community through local sales, alumni outreach, and campus events.
STEP 1
Tell Us About Your School
Fill out a quick form so we can learn about you and your goals, or request a community pre-order campaign for your school. No commitment required.
STEP 2
We Craft Your Story
Our team writes, illustrates, and designs every page tailored to the traditions and values that make your school special.
STEP 3
Your Book Goes to Press
In as little as 6 weeks, your custom Collegiate ABCs book is on its way to the printer. From there, you’ll start getting it into local stores, campus bookstores, and the hands of your community.
Choose Your Path
Three Paths That Fit Your Goals
All three paths lead to the same book and the same earning opportunity once it launches. They only differ in who funds getting to the starting line.
School-Funded Edition
The institution invests in a book using advancement or licensing budgets. You get a campus-specific story perfect for family and community engagement and special programs. In return, a portion of every book sold goes directly back to you to help recoup your investment and to your university as ongoing revenue. After launch, your team helps drive local sales and keeps the book in front of your community.
Ideal for:
Admissions & enrollment teams, advancement offices, bookstores, and president or dean’s offices.
Use it as:
A welcome gift for admitted students, a keepsake for campus families, or mission-aligned bookstore merchandise, with every sale generating revenue for your institution.
Why now:
School-funded projects are prioritized in our queue, so your book launches ahead of unsponsored titles still in our pipeline.
Partner-Funded Edition
An alumni champion, family, or community partner invests in the book and is recognized by name in every copy. It’s a business opportunity with built-in meaning. Every book sold after launch generates revenue for both you and the university. A local partner helps drive sales through bookstores, events, and alumni connections, turning an initial investment into an ongoing earning opportunity.
Ideal for:
Alumni, community partners, reunion or graduating classes, and anyone looking for a meaningful business opportunity tied to their school.
Use it as:
A named partnership that lives on in every copy, a high-visibility recognition piece, or a bookstore title that generates ongoing revenue for you and your school.
Why now:
Partner-funded projects are prioritized in our queue, and every copy sold after launch generates revenue for you and your university — turning an initial investment into lasting, recurring returns.
New
Community-Funded Edition
Rally 500 pre-orders in 90 days. Every supporter buys a book, the pre-orders fund the print run, and when the goal is met everyone gets their copy. If the goal is not reached, every supporter is refunded in full, automatically. No check required from the school.
Ideal for:
Students, clubs, young alumni, parent groups, and anyone with a big network but no budget.
Use it as:
A grassroots way to prove demand and bring the book to life with no upfront cost.
What you get:
Recognition as Community Champion, featured on the website, and free copies when the goal is met.
New · Community-Funded Edition
How a Community Campaign Works
STEP 1
Request your campaign
Tell us about your school and your network. We review and build a custom campaign page for your community.
STEP 2
Share with your community
You get a shareable link to post to alumni groups, class pages, parent groups, and group chats. Supporters pre-order at a founding-supporter price.
STEP 3
Hit 500 pre-orders in 90 days
Reach the goal and the book goes into production. Supporters are notified and receive their copy within roughly four months.
STEP 4
Strong campaigns extend
Reach at least 300 pre-orders by day 90 and the campaign automatically extends once for 30 more days.
STEP 5
No goal, no risk
If the campaign does not reach 500, every supporter is refunded in full, automatically.
Example Campaign Preview
The Example University Edition
Your card is charged today. If the goal is not met, you are refunded in full, automatically. Preview only.
Active Community Campaigns
Join a Campaign Already in Motion
Check here before starting a new campaign for your school. If your school already has one running, your pre-order helps it cross the finish line faster.
Penn State ABCs
Founding pre-order · Ends August 19, 2026
What You Get
Everything You Need, Nothing You Don’t
✍️
Custom Writing
A campus-specific A–Z narrative built around your traditions, landmarks, and values.
🖌️
Original Illustrations
Beautifully designed pages with colorful artwork that brings your mascot and campus to life.
📖
Book Design & Layout
Professional typesetting and page design, ready for print. No design team needed on your end.
🏭
Production Guidance
Support through printing and production so you know exactly what to expect and when.
🚀
Priority Scheduling
Funded projects jump to the top of our calendar so your book launches faster.
🏷️
Partner Recognition
For partner-funded editions: naming recognition, bookplates, and a revenue share that benefits you and your university with every sale.
Built for Your Campus
Made for the People Who Champion Your School
Admissions & Enrollment Teams
A story-driven touchpoint for prospective students and families that goes beyond the typical brochure.
Bookstores & Alumni Shops
Mission-aligned merchandise that alumni, parents, and kids will actually read, keep, and gift again.
Advancement & Development Offices
A partnership-ready project with clear recognition, community impact, and built-in revenue share. Perfect for partner and stakeholder conversations.
Presidents, Deans & Campus Leaders
A signature keepsake for events, campaigns, commencement weekends, and campus families.
Alumni, Partners & Class-Year Groups
A meaningful way to invest in your school, with every book sold generating revenue for you and your university.
Campus Families
A charming bedtime read that sparks curiosity and excitement about higher education, one letter at a time.
Students, Clubs & Young Alumni
You have a big network and a lot of energy, but no budget line. The Community-Funded path turns your group chat, your class page, and your alumni list into the print run.
Inspired to Create Your Own?
A Playbook for Your Own Community Story
We get asked all the time if people can create something similar for their own community: a town, school, neighborhood, organization, or family. So we put together the Community Book Playbook to share the process we use, in a format that works for non-university projects. Same craft, your story.
Good Questions. Quick Answers.
What does “funding” a book actually mean?
What’s expected of me beyond the financial investment?
How fast can we have a finished book?
Who owns the book after it’s created?
How does the revenue share work?
Do we need to provide illustrations or content?
Can I use your approach for my own community book?
About the Community-Funded Edition
When am I charged for a pre-order?
What happens if we do not reach 500 in 90 days?
How long until I get my book if the campaign succeeds?
What does the organizer get for running a campaign?
How is this different from the funded editions?
Why 500 pre-orders?
Ready to Put Your Legacy in Little Hands?
Spaces are limited on our production calendar. Fill out the form below to tell us about your school . No commitment required. We’ll follow up with options, timelines, and next steps.
