The Book of Me A book all about you and your family and friends is fun to make and easy too 1 Start with lots of colored paper colored pencils markers crayons and paints You might also want to have some old magazines or catalogs to cut from 2 Begin your book with a self-portrait a picture of yourself on the first page Your picture can be serious or funny 3 Draw or paint the picture of yourself or for fun draw an empty face shape then glue on different eyes ears mouth nose and hair cut from photos in magazines 4 Write your name on the page that has your self-portrait 2
5 On the next several pages draw paint or glue pictures that show everything about your life Show the members of your family and your friends Add pets if you have any Include pictures of your favorite toy favorite animal favorite food or a place you would like to go 6 You might want to add pictures of your room your neighborhood and your school too Add anything else you want to show about your world 3
7 Add words to your book Write them yourself or have a grown-up help you Write a few words on some or all the pages that tell about what is on the page 8 When you have finished making all your pages staple them together or punch three holes down one side of each page 9 Add fasteners or tie with yarn to hold the pages together Now you have a book all about YOU 4
