Making Books at the Leimert Park Book Fair

Making instant board books with kids from Leimert Park area

We had a great time last weekend at the Leimert Park Book Fair making board books with kids.  The kids wrote and illustrated their books and we turned them into books while they watched.  Just over 200 kids were able to make a book (and some grown-ups as well).  A special thanks to Fair organizer Cynthia Exum and to Nestle for sponsoring the Scribble Press Book Booth.  We saw books of all kinds – many kids made “All About Me” and many others made up their own stories from scratch.  And they all walked away with their professionally bound books!

What happens at a Scribble Press comic book workshop?

 

Military Cookies by Flynn R.

We just finished another session of Comic Book/Graphic Novel classes at the store.  The class was full of lively and talented boys who wrote some very entertaining comic books.  The picture above is from Flynn’s book, Military Cookies which will make you look at Chips Ahoy in a very different light!  Two of the boy’s books were published and are available on our website.  You can purchase copies of these or other Kid Author books by visiting www.scribblepress.com

Cool book collage

I just wanted to share this photo

Mothers Day Book Preview

Make A Book for Mothers Day

It’s time again for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and teacher gift books! Last year many kids made books for Father’s Day – now it’s time to give Mom her due. I saw some other really great mother’s day projects start coming through the store and I will put them up here as soon as I get permission – notepads, cards, placemats….In the meantime you can order a book with an author photo on it from our website to complete at home, or visit us to make one while you wait. – here is the link to the online catalog. http://tinyurl.com/dm7j3l

POP ART Classes for Spring Break

This week kids studied Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Claes Oldenburg and Keith Haring with teacher Adam Davis and created their own pop art pieces, which were captured in a book.

You can do your own Warhol portrait at home – print the same black and white photo in 4 squares, at high contrast, and have your child color each one differently.

We love the idea of using known artists as a jumping-off point to develop creativity and skill.

And the kids had a great time!

“Adventures of Bob” climbing the kid-author bestseller list

Bestselling book by a 9-year-old

Jack must have a really great publicist, or maybe it’s all excellent word of mouth – his book THE ADVENTURES OF BOB is just flying off the shelves….You can buy your own copy at the store or our website or come check it out at the LA TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS next month at the Scribble Press booth.

Who is this mysterious author Jack?  And why is THE ADVENTURES OF BOB finding an underground audience so quickly?  Since Jack never actually came into the store, we don’t know – but Jack, we are curious!    — Your fans at Scribble Press.

PS you can get your own copy here http://www.scribblepress.com/e-store/prod_details.asp?pcid=1&cid=111642543790&pid=2215163630121

PPS, true to our word, we are cutting a check to Bookends, our local nonprofit partner that helps put books in the hands of kids who need them.  check out www.bookends.org  to find out more about them.  Way to go, Jack and we look forward to publishing more of your work….

Scribble Press now selling books by kid authors

We have a small but growing collection of wonderful books by kid authors created right here at Scribble Press. You can visit the store to flip through these books and buy your own copy, or you can order a copy from our website.

From “Jack the Dino” by 5-year-old CJ, to “Sophie Goes to London”, a beautifully illustrated travel tale, we have some great offerings and can’t wait to see the books your kids can create.

Thanks to all the grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles, friends, teachers and fans who have already ordered these great books!

FEB-MARCH EVENTS AT SCRIBBLE PRESS

FEB 13-14 BRING A DATE FOR VALENTINES DAY – we’ll have the snacks and the festive decor!

FEB 21 – FAMOUS ARTISTS WORKSHOP – learn about Matisse and Picasso with our renowned teacher Adam Davis. Discuss their styles and try your hand at creating something similar. Ages 7 and up. Cost is $60 and includes a book of your finished artwork.

SCRIBBLE KIDS BOOK CLUB is reading THE WESTING GAME for March 1! Cost is $20 and includes a copy of the book. For kids 8-12, 2-3:30pm. Come in to sign up and get your copy of the book.

MARCH 6 – ME AND MY DAD – 20% off any project when you come in with your dad. 3pm-6pm.

MARCH 13 GRANDPARENTS PLAYDATE – 4-6pm. Create a narrative art project with teacher Julie, working together to have fun and be creative. $40 for each grandparent-child pair, includes all materials

MARCH 15 – SONGWRITING WORKSHOP WITH CATHY HELLER 1-4pm Join songwriter Cathy Heller to create and record your own song, and make a book with the music and lyrics! $95 per child – filling up so reserve your spot now!

FEBRUARY NEWS FROM SCRIBBLE PRESS

1)      Playdate Pack – 2 in-store books, plus two author photos – $40

Make mini_valentines at Scribble Press

DEALS

 

 

 

2)      Valentines Playdate Pack – 2 sets of 30 mini-valentines each – $40

 SPECIALS AND NEW PRODUCTS

 

1)      BE MY VALENTINE – our new 5×7 adorable boardbook – complete as in-store project with author photo for $25 or grab one to write and illustrate at home for only $9.95

2)      CARD BAR – on February 1, we will launch our new Card Bar – decorate cards with glitter, collage materials and other colorful adornments once your cards are printed!  The Card Bar will include candies you can add to your card and starts at $5

 

WORKSHOPS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

 

THE ART OF MANNERS on February 7 is sold out.  The next ART OF MANNERS class will be held May 2.   This is a 3-hour class taught by Lisa Gache of Beverly Hills Manners. 

 

HANDMADE BOOK WORKSHOP for kids 6 and up.  Friday, February 6 4pm-6pm.  In our FIRST workshop teaching the craft of handmade books, students will make a special Valentines accordion book and learn about other bookmaking techniques. 

 

BRING A DATE FOR VALENTINES DAY!  On Friday, February 13 and Saturday, February 14, bring a date to Scribble Press to make a special book or card for each other.  Mom, Grandma, brother, sister, girlfriend – bring anyone!  We’ll set the mood with Valentine’s snacks and our special Card Bar.  Make matching BE MY VALENTINE books, or choose a different project. 

 

NEW – daily storytime EVERY DAY at  10am starts Wednesday, Feb 4.  Join teacher Julia every day for a fun new story written by a kid plus a new or classic children’s book.  FREE.

 

NEW – SCRIBBLE KIDS Book Club!   Scribble Press has a great new book club that will meet every month on the 4^th Sunday of the month at 4pm.  The first book is The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin.  The cost for the club is $20 per session, which includes a copy of the book.  You can pick up your copy of the book when you come in to sign up for the club. We’ll be writing book reviews and every 3 months, binding the reviews into a book for you to take home.  Kerry Williams will be our book club leader. 

 

STILL ENROLLING: Scribble Fun and Scribble Storytellers classes for kids 2-5, and Scribble Workshops for kids 5-10 still have spaces available.  Scribble Fun is for children 2-3 and meets on either Tuesday or Friday mornings.  Scribble Storytellers is designed for kids 3-5 and meets on Tuesday morning or Thursday afternoon.  The Comics and Graphic Novels workshop meets on Tuesday afternoons and the Famous Artists workshop is on Saturday afternoons.  Call or stop by for more information. 

What Happens at Scribble Press

hard at work on the chihuahua that looks like a cat

the magic wall of sharpies

hard at work on the chihuahua that looks like a cat

Scribble Press is the first place we know of where you can write and illustrate a book and take home a professionally bound copy within a half hour.  Kids arrive with an idea of a book they might want to write, or no idea at all.   They choose the color of their book, and whether they want a fill-in-the-blank Cueprint, or the excitement of the plain white page.   We take their author photo, then print it on the cover color of their choice.  The author selects from the massive wall of sharpies (did you know Sharpies come in 39 colors????? And we have all of them!), fill their caddy up, and sit down at a custom-made slanted artists desk to create their masterpiece.  Once the book is written and illustrated, it takes between 15 minutes and a half-hour to bind it into a beautiful, sturdy boardbook or paperback. 

That’s the basic idea.  If you don’t want to write a whole book, you can make a notepad, a placemat, notecards or just come in and doodle.   There’s more information on the website (http://scribblepress.com). 

Spring Break Workshops/Summer Camp at Scribble Press

We have three terrific one-day workshops during the first and second weeks of April. The schedule for all of these is available on our website.

We welcome your ideas for classes and events – we also partner with outside instructors to offer special classes.