Authors Galore

Bookmaking is very popular this year.  The children are excited about writing and illustrating their own stories using many different forms of blank books. Some of our books are simply stapled pieces of paper with a colorful cover.  Others are “hotdog booklets”.  Mrs. Cooper showed them how to fold multiple sheets in half together and then tear little, tiny spaces on the fold.  Each ripped section is folded in the opposite direction so that the pages are then held together by the folds.  Here are some simple pictures showing how Mrs. Cooper’s books are made: