Introduction: Longer Storybook (#3)
The original story M-bot story starred my grandson Malcolm, but I have removed his name from the book and left a blank space so that you can write in a child's name. "Grandma" also originally appeared in the book, but you can also personalize the adult in the story.
When I first planned this book, I thought I could just delete all of the ""Malcolm's" and "Grandma's" and just give you a PDF with blanks. But the resulting PDF was really confusing.
So I added steps 2-9, which have red and green boxes indicating where all of the names go.
Step 1: Download and Print the PDF.
All of Grandma Van's Print and Mail stories fit on standard 8.5 x 11 inch letter-sized paper.
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Step 2: Personalize Pages 16, 1, 12 and 5.
This M-bot story has two characters. Use the illustration above to help you place a grown-up's name where each GREEN BOX appears and a child's name in each RED BOX. The third RED BOX on page five works best if you put in a pronoun (she or he) instead of the child's name.
Step 3: Personalize Pages 2, 15, 6 and 11.
Again, write a child's name in each RED BOX and an adult's name in each GREEN BOX.
For the last green box on page fifteen, use "He" or "She."
Also on page fifteen, a third name can be added in the BLUE BOX.
Step 4: Personalize Pages 14, 3, 10 and 7.
Write a child's name for each RED BOX.
Write an adult's name for each GREEN BOX.
Step 5: Personalize Pages 4, 13, 8 and 9.
Again, write a child's name in place of each RED BOX and a grown-up's name for each GREEN BOX.
Step 6: Personalize Pages 32, 17, 28 and 21.
Two times: put a child's name where each RED BOX appears in the illustration.
Put a grown-up's name where each GREEN BOX appears in the illustration.
Step 7: Personalize Pages 18, 31, 22, and 27.
RED BOX = Child's name.
GREEN BOX = Adult's. Third green box can be a pronoun instead of the name.
Step 8: Personalize Pages 30, 19, 26 and 23.
RED BOX = Child's name.
GREEN BOX = Adult's
Step 9: Personalize Pages 20, 29, 24 and 25.
RED BOX = child
GREEN BOX = adult
Special note from Grandma Van:
The story sounded just great when I wrote it with Malcolm and Grandma as stars. Replacing the names with blanks spaces and then red and green boxes got just a bit confusing. Please contact me if you see an error here. I TRIED to get it right. Next time I will use a better method!
Step 10: Cut the Pages Apart.
Cut the pages apart, as shown in the illustration.
Step 11: Sew Two Separate "folios."
Arrange the pages into two piles. Pages 1-16 should be in the first pile and pages 17-32 in the second.
Using strong thread or dental floss, sew the pages as shown.
Each of these piles, when folded and sewn, becomes a folio.
Step 12: Glue the First Folio Into the Binding.
Cut a binding from overweight paper. The best size is 11.5 by 4.5, but you can also use 11 inch paper and trim the pages down later.
Fold the paper. Run a strip of hot glue slightly to the left of the fold.
Glue in the folio for pages 1-16.
Step 13: Glue the Second Folio to the Binding.
Run a second line of hot glue slightly to the right of the fold.
Place the folio for pages 17-32.
Step 14: Fold and Trim.
Trimming is optional. (Whether or not you trim depends on the degree of "perfection" that you desire!)
Any time a folio of made of folded pages, the inner pages will stick out more than the outer pages.
For a "temporary" book, or one that will have a very short life cycle, you may just want to leave the pages untrimmed.
But if you have more than one folio, and if you want a tidier finished product, use a sharp-bladed knife and a metal-edged ruler and trim the edges.
Step 15: Add an Image to the Cover
Write the name of the story on the cover and sketch a little picture.
OR
Make another copy of the title page, trim it, and glue it on the cover.
Step 16: Share Your Grandma Van Print and Mail Story.
This is the third (and most ambitious) Grandma Van title.
Storybook #1 is a simple black and white 16-page M-bot story.
https://www.instructables.com/id/Grandma-Vans-Print...
Storybook #2 is a a version of the "Little Red Hen" story that can be personalized.
https://www.instructables.com/id/Grandma-Vans-Print...
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