About | Dad Point of Hue

Dad Point of Hue is an Australian independent children’s publishing imprint creating relatable, playful and emotionally grounded picture books for early learners.

Founded by designer and father Rob Allen, the imprint focuses on everyday childhood moments, creativity and imagination — turning simple ideas into stories that kids can connect with.

Titles explore themes such as first days at school, bedtime fears, big feelings, growing independence and creative confidence, often with simple activities that encourage children to keep drawing, making and telling stories beyond the final page.

At the heart of the growing imprint is Paper vs Crayon — a playful series built around creativity, friendship and the wonderfully messy process of making something.

Dad Point of Hue publishes original Australian stories for preschool and early primary readers in Australia and internationally.

Keep creating.

About the Author

I’m Rob — dad of three young kids, designer and printmaker by trade.

Dad Point of Hue grew from the overlap between parenting and creativity — late nights after bedtime, school drop-offs between design deadlines, and the everyday moments that quietly shape childhood.

What started as stories for my own kids became picture books about the things they were actually experiencing — starting school, bedtime fears, big feelings, confidence, creativity and figuring things out as they grow.

This space began as a designer-dad’s survival guide to life with three little humans — told through the lens of Pantone swatches, print deadlines and parenting that rarely stays inside the margins. Where graphic design meets dad life, and the print registration is almost always blown out.

Along the way, drawing and making things with the kids became a bigger part of it too. Paper vs Crayon grew from that world — simple drawings, characters, ideas and the belief that kids don’t need everything to be perfect to make something great.

Here you’ll find books, drawings, experiments and the occasional messy reflection on raising kids and making stuff.

Because parenting and creativity have a lot in common.

You make it up as you go.

Keep drawing. Keep reading. Keep creating.

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