Comic stripsAges 6–8
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Story sheet · Make a book · Ages 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.
- Ages
- Ages 6–8 (grades 1–3)
- Time
- about 30 minutes
- Part of a story
- Make a book
- Kids practice
- summarizing, writing for a reader, design
What kids do
“Authors and illustrators make covers. Make yours!”
- Front cover: title, picture and your name
- Back cover: what is the book about? (Don’t give away the ending!)
- Book details
How to run it
- Pass around a few picture books and read their back covers aloud.
- A blurb names the character, the problem and asks a question.
- Display covers on a “coming soon” wall.
Talk about it
- What makes you pick a book up in the library?
- What did you leave out of the blurb on purpose?
- How does the picture on your cover match the story?
Take it further
Write a one-sentence review of a friend’s book from the cover alone.
Draw first, then write
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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