Pop Up Book #1 Clear directions
Pop Up book #2 http://www.makersgallery.com/joanirvine/howto.html
The world's quickest 6 page mini book! Write it online and It's formatted to fold. CLEVER!
Use a paper bag! Not hard
Japanese book binding http://www.sff.net/people/Brook.West/bind/bindit.html
Julie's envelope book http://www.worldofjulie.com/crafts/bookmaking.htm
Make an accordion book. Instructions with diagram are on a two page pdf!
It's called a sketch book--but the blank pages could be for a collection of poems. http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/sketchbk/make_a_sketchbook.html
Winners of this annual contest have their book produced for TV show. K-3 student written and illustrated books are being solicited. (Talk about setting a purpose for writing! ) View the winners from the last five years at this page. Download contest rules. Enter this and then bring let the children bring their entry for Young Authors' Day too! One book can serve two purposes!
Win a trip to Washington D.C. For Ages 5 to 19. February 15 is the deadline for this theme specific poetry and art contest. 100 winners and 4 Grand prize winners announced in April. Groups may enter. Write about watersheds in 32 lines. OR Submit an 11 X 17 piece of art! Submissions judged by a book illustrator and former US poet laureate. (Hearing impaired classes submit videos.) http://www.riverofwords.org/contest/index.html
Link to a writing page of the GATE program. Some interactive writing games are here as is a list of editor's revision marks. About a dozen links! Find your way back to youngauthors.info with the 'back' button. Gate--Writing Tips
A crafty way to make a book Suggests sewing!