Bookmaking With Kids

I always tell teachers in my work-
shops that not only will their students love making books by hand (often taking greater pains with their work and tremendous pride in the result) but also that the kids’ parents will adore the books, cherishing them far longer than typical school projects.

Is it legit to offer myself as proof?

I’ve recently been spending vast amounts of time divesting our home of stuff, tons of stuff, in anticipa-
tion of a move. Of course some things escape this draconian decluttering, including books my kids made as 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders. Here’s one that I’ve kept for 16 years (so far). I’ll show a few others in subsequent posts. And Happy Birthday to the daughter who made this; she’s 24 today!

FYI, I removed the rusting staples that held the book together, reusing the holes to create a Japanese stab binding. Click the link to see more of the book’s pages.