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 Fabulous Oct 31, 2009
My 6 year old daughter got this as a Christmas gift and she and my 8 year old son decided to do it together. He was the author and she the illustrator. It was a great family acivity and the company was wonderful. My son spelled his cousins name differently on 2 pages and they caught it and actually called me personally to check. The finally copy was adorable and it made a wonderful gift for their grandfather who cried when he recieved it. I would definitely do this again!
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 Fun to do; not that impressed with finished product. Oct 21, 2009
My 5-year-old enjoyed making her book. I did not realize, however, that the sheets we mailed in would be the same sheets bound into the book. I guess I thought they would be color copied and bound. Because they are the same sheets, the marker bled through the back of each sheet and looks pretty cheap. We also had a misspelled word. I would have done it online if I had known. It is definitely fun to do, and quite educational, but it wasn't quite what we had in mind. I may be too picky. I guess for under $[...], this is what you would expect.
Very Impressed with Illustory Oct 17, 2009
My 5yo received this kit as a birthday gift. The kit contains about 30 or so pages, each with a designated space for the illustration and lines at the bottom for the handwritten text. It included markers, a postage paid return envelope, directions, and a guide on how to write a story (who are your characters, what is the conflict, how will the story end). To avoid having to pay for additional pages, since only 20 words are allowed per page and the whole story must be 12 pages or less, we storyboarded my DDs story on our own.
This is a big project. My DD spent 4 days, maybe an hour or so each day. I don't know what the average time spent would be, but she put a lot of effort into the drawings. She and I enjoyed the project from start to finish.
I was impressed with the completeness of the kit and the email contact from the company from start to finish. Illustory sent emails when the manuscript was received and when it was shipped. We received the book in less than 2 weeks from when we sent it in though based on the info included, this was a very fast turnaround.
My DD was so pleased with the result. The book is made of the actual pages submitted which surprised me (though I think there is an option to upgrade). Some of the marker bled through to the back of the pages but this didn't bother my daughter or me. The cover is well made and the typewritten story exactly matched the manuscript with no typos. The dedication page and author bio page are great and included free.
I totally recommend this for other new short story writers. When 20 words per page won't cut it anymore we'll probably look elsewhere to create books. For beginners this is an excellent product put out by a great company.
Wonderful Creative Option for Kids Sep 13, 2009
We purchased this for our kindergartener for Christmas. She enjoys creating her own stories and this allowed us to capture that process for a keepsake - mis-spelled words and wild illustrations included. The binding looks great and the colors of the illustrations were bright. The final product was not a disappointment. We plan to have her create a new book at the end of each school year to chronicle her creativity and development -until she gets too old to be willing to do it. I gave it a "4" for fun because it required us to assist with the process - and that decreased her sense of independence in the process. Next year it will be a "5" because we won't need to help her. I purchased several extra kits this week to give as birthday party gifts for her friends. We love that this gift reqires no batteries and is limited only by her imagination.
Fantastic Customer Service! Aug 19, 2009
I chose to create a book online. The program there could use a bit of maintenance and tweaking, but the fast and ultra-friendly customer service more than made up for that. Best customer service I've encountered in a LONG time!
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