Make a bookAges 6–8
Design Your Book Cover
Design the front cover of your story and write the blurb for the back, without giving away the ending.
Story sheet · Make a book · All ages
Official Author Certificate
A certificate for every finished story: the author’s name, the title of their story and room for a self-portrait.
- Ages
- All ages (grades PreK–5)
- Time
- about 5 minutes
- Part of a story
- Make a book
- Kids practice
- celebrating writing, finishing a piece, self-portrait
What kids do
“You finished a story. That makes you an author!”
- Write your name.
- Write the title of your story.
- Draw a picture of yourself, the author.
- Ask a grown-up to sign and date it.
How to run it
- Fill in the story title together, then let the author draw their self-portrait.
- Hand them out at an author’s chair or a class book launch.
- Print on card stock for a nicer finish.
Talk about it
- What are you proudest of in your story?
- What will you write next?
- Who would you like to read your story to?
Take it further
Hold a “book launch”: each author reads their story aloud and gets a certificate.
Draw first, then write
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
More story sheets
Make a bookAll ages
Fold-Up Mini-Book
One sheet of paper becomes an 8-page book: a cover, six story pages and an “about the author” page on the back.
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Get the free Story Writing Pack
12 printable story writing pages (comic strips, a character file, a villain planner, a story map, a choose-your-path planner and an author certificate) sent with your welcome email. After that, new free pages and book news.