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I need to make a childrens' book for a class final. Do you have craft ideas for a 3 page book with a cover?

Also, what is a good way to make the cover illustration? My short story is "La Nueva Escuela de Isabel" (Isabel's New School) I need something that looks good! The visual presentation is just as important as the actual story content. It's for an advanced Spanish class. I have scrapbook paper, and craft supplies, I just don't really know what to do with them. How do I put them together neat?

Public Comments

1. A snotty cat........ and how he changes everytime he loses a life.
2. Why not head to a scrapbooking store, Joanns crafts or other craft store and ask for guidance from professionals who make cresative objects all day long? I would hit the scrapbooking store and check out the various items, frames, stickers etc that fit your motife and storyline. They should also have some basic binding ideas, worst case scenario head to Kinkos and have them offer you suggestions on binding, they can do it fast and cheaply for only three pages. Good luck.
3. the best thing for a book is words glad i could help
4. if there is one near you-Michaels Arts and Crafts. They have a huge supply of scrap book and other related craft items.
5. An easy way to bind a book is to use simply take your paper, say a 12" x 6" piece of cardstock. You can then fold it in half length wise so that you end up with a 6 x 6 folded piece of paper. This will be your cover. Now you can embellish the cover with your illustration, title, and name. On the back you can put a summary of the story. To make the cover look nice, I'd suggest printing out a picture onto plain cardstock then cutting it down to size & adhering it to the cover. To find some images, you can use a clip art gallery, search under school. Also, you can use Yahoo! by entering the subject on the search page and then selecting the images tab. Also, you can print out the title and name, etc and print those out on cardstock. (Just make sure your total images and text is less than 6 x 6. For the interior, you can simply print your story in a word processing program onto plain paper and then cut those sheets down to fit inside the book. For the actual binding, you can take the cover, punch holes in the left spine, (say 3 or 4) then punch holes on the inside pages (called signatures in bookmaking). MAKE sure that the holes won't interfere with your cover photo, text, or inside text. Then, you can put some different ribbons through the spine & holes to have a pretty cover. You can do more detailed binding, weaving ribbon for the spine, or you can just use small binder rings. For TONS of ideas on layouts, you can look at: http://twopeasinabucket.com then search the gallery for ideas. For an easy way to do bookbinding, you can check here: http://web.diynet.com/diy/web/searchResults?searchString=bookbinding You can also do a search on diy for mini-books. You will find great photos and details on how to bind smaller books. Good luck!