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The Finished Board Book

1/11/2015

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Does writing a book with a single copy in its first edition make me an author?  Um, I like to think so.  But that could just be wishful thinking.  Not counting all those books I wrote in second grade about a poor eagle without any "frends," this is the first kid book I've written.  I spent time playing with different ideas to come up with something that would be fun for a toddler to hear, but also fun for me to read.  After brainstorming a few story lines (and scrapping most of them), I settled on a book about bicycles.  My little man and I have logged many hours on my bicycle, so they have a special meaning for me.  The text is full of wordplay related to bicycles, so I think it's a story that he can grow with.

I finished the book a few weeks ago, just in time for Christmas.  The most time-consuming part was the illustrations.  I tried to just let the pictures flow out without letting my perfectionist side take over.  I'm happy with the way it turned out, even with the many little "mistakes."  Whenever I show it to someone, the first thing they want to do is read it out loud.  And, I gotta say, it's pretty cool to listen to someone reading a book I wrote.  The first day he had it, right after pulling it out of its muslin bag, he wanted me to read it a couple times in a row.  I think it has a better chance of staying fresh and interesting than most of the other board books on the shelf, but then, I'm sorta partial.

Here are a few of my favorite pages from the book.  And come on back in a couple days to see my tutorial on connecting two board books to make one with enough pages to tell your story without rushing it (or running into multiple volumes.  Eek!).

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6 Comments
Yanic Arsenault link
1/11/2015 09:59:43 am

How fun, great job!

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Carley Biblin
1/11/2015 12:47:09 pm

Thanks. I appreciate the compliment. It was such a fun project. Difficult, though, since I'm not a practiced artist (at least, not of the drawing variety).

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marion link
1/12/2015 01:58:37 am

Awesome! What a precious gift to give to your son. I'm looking forward to reading your tutorial, too.

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Carley Biblin
1/15/2015 12:03:44 am

The book was so much fun to make. It took lots of nights and stolen moments of drawing, but it was worth it. I love how it turned out.

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Carie link
1/12/2015 05:22:33 pm

Oh that's just adorable - what a lovely idea and a beautiful end result - I'm sure it'll be read again and again and again!

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Carley Biblin
1/13/2015 01:12:19 pm

And again, and again, I'm sure. Thanks for the compliment. I've got another book project in the works. If you sew, you may be interested in that one, too. I'm so glad you stopped by!

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