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IlluStory Make Your Own Story Kit

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IlluStory Make Your Own Story Kit

(141 customer reviews)

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CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

IlluStory
Write and illustrate your own book!!
Imagine your child's face when she or he sees their own story and drawings made into a professionally typeset, hardbound book! With this multi - award winning kit, you simply have your child write and illustrate their story using the materials supplied in the kit, which are then mailed in (in the pre-paid envelope provided) for publication. You'll soon receive a beautiful, professionally typset, 12 page, 7" x 9" hardcover book, complete with an "about the author page", title and dedication pages and your little author's name, title and drawing laminated on the cover. Extras books are optional and make great gifts for grandparents. Winner of Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award, Parents' Choice Classic Award, Family Life's Best Learning Toy Award and Dr. Toy Best Toy-Classic Award.

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Product Details

Product Length:	10.02 inches
Product Width:	12.7 inches
Product Height:	1.6 inches
Product Weight:	0.84 pounds
Package Length:	12.5 inches
Package Width:	10.1 inches
Package Height:	1.7 inches
Package Weight:	0.9 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 141 reviews

Features

Make your own book kit allows children to write and illustrate their own story
Receive a color-copied, professionally type-set book in a few short weeks
Children get to design cover and write About the Author biography page
Mail in story in the prepaid envelope, or create book entirely online.
Includes 18 book pages, 2 cover pages, 10 washable markers, story web planner, instructions, order form, and prepaid envelope

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 4.5

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439 of 450 found the following review helpful:

We love them! Oct 16, 2003 By Sally
Our son has written 2 books with Illustory already! He loves seeing the words that he writes typed onto the pages (by the company) and the drawings he does come out beautifully printed on the book. He is so excited and proud of himself when he shows his friends, family and teacher his publications! The book even comes with an About-the-Author page just like real published books! Everything that you need to write and draw is provided in the kit and the instructions are very easy to follow. In just a few weeks you get back a real hardcover book! The experience was so terrific, we plan on having him write a book each year so he can see how much his writing changes year after year. And just as soon as his new baby sister is old enough, we'll start her writing books with Illustory too. The books are a great family keepsake. We love them

252 of 262 found the following review helpful:

Move over Harry Potter! Oct 14, 2003 By Mother of a future author!
Thank you for carrying this terrific product. My kids love to read and one day my son told me he wanted to write his own book someday. I saw this kit and thought I would give it to him to try. The process was simple. He wrote his story, added pictures and we dropped it in the mail in the postage paid envelope (which was great-by the way) that was included in the kit. My son actually forgot all about it and about 2 weeks later our mail carrier knocked at our front door with a package addressed to my son. I can't even describe the look on his face when he took out his book. He looked at every detail and couldn't wait to show everyone his masterpiece. He has written several books now and I enjoy seeing his progress unfold. I highly recommend this kit to any parent that has a child even remotely interested in reading or writing. What a value!

70 of 70 found the following review helpful:

This kit is TERRIFIC!! Oct 14, 2003
Quite simply this is the coolest toy I have ever purchased. My children love writing their stories and drawing their pictures and then having it all published in a real harback book with their words typed on the page. They are so proud of their books--they show them to everyone who comes to the house! The instructions were easy to follow and the quality of the finished book is exceptional! We do a new book every six months or so and order extra copies and give them to the grandparents. Our library is becoming quite large. It makes a neat birthday gift too. Thank you for making such a wonderful product.

268 of 287 found the following review helpful:

Watch out -- only limited text is allowed! Dec 13, 2004 By Curious Wren
Beware! -- this kit only allows 20 words per page and only contains 12 pages. I returned it because I wanted something where my 10-yr-old neice could write a short story.
(I think this is why it's recommended for ages 5-9.)

51 of 51 found the following review helpful:

A fun and educational gift! Dec 13, 2001 By LibraryPiper
As a teacher, I had to buy this gift for my seven-year-old niece. She loved making her own book, and the finished product that they send you is very professional looking, like a book that you would purchase from a store. They even included some tips and activities to help children write their stories, including diagrams for pre-planning and brainstorming. My niece loves her book and shows it off to everyone - she even took it to school and got to read it at storytime. This is a great educational activity that really gets children to be creative, and they love it. Buy it for all of your favorite kids!

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