Children's Book

Create a children’s book using a blank book fold publication. You may draw your character(s) (in paint or an online drawing application) or you may use clipart/images you find in a search engine. You can create an original story or use a story written by another author. However, if you use a story already written, you must give the author credit on the cover and you cannot just copy/paste the pages as they are.

Instructions for starting...

1. Begin by opening up Publisher. Choose Catalogs under the More Templates section.When the catalog templates load, scroll down towards the bottom to Blank Sizes. Choose 1/2 A4 Booklet 5.827"x8.268".

2. Click on the Create button and select “yes” at the prompt.

3. You may add pages to your book in quantities of 4. To add pages, Insert>Page. Where it says "Number of new pages" type in 4 or 8. This will create an 8 page book or a 12 page book. (You started with 4)

4. Features to consider which might enhance your book: backgrounds, thought/speech bubbles, changes in font color/size, etc.

5. Begin!

A sample cover:

Grading

Original story = 100 points (Published story = 75 points max.)

10 points per page up to 12 pages (includes cover and back)= 120 points

Overall creativity (use/creation of images, backgrounds, small details, etc.) = 80 points

Total = 300 points