This is something my husband did back in grade school. It's a pretty simple home-made book- simple enough that he made some with our kids one morning.
1. Cut 2 pieces of cardboard about 6.5" x 9".2. Cut a piece of material about 14" x 19"- large enough to cover both pieces of cardboard, laying short sides together- but about 1/2" apart (this will be the binding where the typed pages are sewn in), with 2-3 inches extending over the edges to wrap around.
3. Hot glue cardboard to material. Glue a coordinating piece of cardstock into the middle. This will give you the complete cover to the book.
4. After the story is written, type it out, making sure to line up pages correctly. (The first pages will be paired with the last page of the book. Page 2 will be on the back of page 3
sharing paper with the last and 3rd to the last pages on the opposite side.)5. If the child wants to draw and color pictures to go with their story, now would be a good time to do that.
6. Fold pages- and sew them right into the book- down the middle of the pages- where the 1/2 inch space was left.
7. Enjoy reading their story over and over- knowing they'll enjoy it for MANY years to come!
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