Published Books
This week was our second round of book publishing this year. Back in February, after the kids had written an original story from a picture prompt, we took the story through the writing process. We’re still trying to find a binding method that works for us – these books were comb-bound using a machine at church.
Mahayla’s is titled The Mountain Trail and is about a horse riding incident. She submitted this story to the Girlhood Home Companion and we think it’s going to be published!
Caleb’s is called Josh the Ice Skater and teaches us all a lesson about skating on a not-so-frozen pond.
This week, I asked each of them to choose a children’s book with predictable patterns. They had to study the pattern and write their own version of the story using the same pattern.
Mahayla chose Fortunately
Publishing certainly isn’t for every story, but it’s valuable experience at least a couple times a year. I’m considering asking the local preschool if we can come read these to the children. I think that, too, would be good experience for my children!
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I loved doing this as a child each year and participating in the Young Author’s contest through the Courier-Journal. Do you have that in your area? We are trying to get our homeschool group to participate next year.
I love this idea! As a child, I liked writing my own stories. Having them published would have been so much fun.
Great project!
Also, I bet they would enjoy making homemade paper. It is not that difficult to do. It is rather messy, but it is getting warmer every day.
Neat. Congrats to your kids on jobs well done. That’s so neat that you could bind them and also that some of the books may be published.
Great looking books! Reading to the local preschool children would be an awesome experience for your children and certainly make them feel like published authors!
Hi,
Have you thought of using Cherish Bound to actually have the books published(library bound). I just started with CB and had never heard of them before so I was not sure if you had. You can use their publishing center and in about 15 days you have the book.I have a post on my blog showing the center and how easy it is. It is inspiring to see children write books,adults too for that matter.