ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

One drawing table.
Two very different readers.

Alex Herek is an independent publisher making activity books that ask very little and give back a lot — a set of crayons, a quiet half hour, and something worth finishing. Some readers are five. Some are eighty-five. The table looks the same either way.

EST. PUBLISHERAlex Herek, founder of Alex Herek publishing, in his home library
Alex Herek
Founder & Author
"I wanted to make something my kids and my parents could both sit down with — no batteries, no login, just a page worth coloring in."
— ALEX HEREK, FOUNDER

Draft pull-quote — replace with Alex's own words on why the two shelves exist.

A child coloring a country page at a desk
Kids shelf
A grandfather and grandson coloring together
Seniors shelf
HOW IT STARTED

A shelf that grew in both directions.

Placeholder milestones below — swap in the real dates, volume counts and turning points of the catalog.

Y1

The first volume

[Describe the very first book you published — what problem it solved, and for whom.]

Y2

Children of the World takes shape

[Note when the flagship kids series expanded into its five continent volumes.]

Y3

The senior shelf opens

[Explain what prompted Left Hand Brain Training and the Sharp Mind series.]

Now

Two shelves, one table

[Where the catalog stands today, and what's coming next.]

HOW THE BOOKS GET MADE

Three things every volume shares.

01

Researched, not guessed

Flags, landmarks and traditions are checked against real sources before a single line is drawn.

02

Tested at the table

Every page goes through a real kid or a real senior with a pack of crayons before it ships.

03

Independently made

Written, illustrated and published in-house — no ghostwriters, no stock templates.

13
Titles published
116
Countries explored
2
Generations of readers
100%
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Pick a shelf and pull up a chair.

Browse the full catalog for kids or for seniors — or grab a free sample first.