Beckett wrote a book that his teacher read in class and even kept on the classroom bookshelf!
So for his birthday/end of year gift bag situation, I thought I'd make books for his friends. Blank books they can write and illustrate themselves.
I looked for a tutorial and most of them wanted me to buy specific supplies. Like an awl and some special thread. I finally saw one where you use a sewing machine to bind the books and while it was still too complicated, I went for it.
I also chose to pre-print some stuff on the books, so everyone knew what to do.
For:
Beckett House Publishing, Inc.
A Division of Teacher and Teacher Press
Copyright 2012
All Rights Reserved
To make the books, I used four pieces of paper plus one more with the preprinting. For pre-schoolers, the ten pages are plenty for a story. Beckett's stories are usually about four pages. I used a piece of cardstock for the cover.
I then trimmed about 1/4" off 2 sides of the inside paper and and folded it in half. That way the pages don't stick out when you put them together. I then placed a ribbon on the back and stitched down the crease:
To finish the ends, I tied the two threads in a knot. For the ribbon end, I pulled the thread through to the back and knotted it. Once that was done, I folded the cardstock cover and the interior pages in half. And used some double sided tape to stick them together.
A completed book:
And here's the final book with a large pencil and a picture of Mr. Beckett. For the wrap I used some strips of paper and 3" x 3" squares of blue. The text reads: Write Your Own Book!
6 comments
This is adorable and you will have such wonderful keepsakes! Taking the time to bind the books this way is just the best!
It is adorable and what a keepsake it will make. Wow thanks for showing us how to bind the books - very good! Thanks for sharing your creative inspiration over at Sunday's Best.
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I have made these style books for my kids before, I like how you added the title and author fill -ins etc.Great idea!
Great idea and I have only one grandson...think I could make one.
I just found your blog on Mopping it Up Monday's. I love this idea about the books and will be doing a lot of them this summer.
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