IlluStory Make Your Own Story Kit
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Toys and Games Reviews of IlluStory Make Your Own Story Kit
Customer Review: Fun to do; not that impressed with finished product. Update!
Summary: 2 Stars
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.
1/6/10: After contacting the company, they paid for the return, correction, and archive of the original book. Great customer service and finished archived product!!
Customer Review: Great idea; watch out for the pages you submit w/ artwork
Summary: 4 Stars
I would have rated this lower, but the idea is so great. My 7yo loves his book.
Be careful w/ the pages you submit. We ordered two books and the first book contains the original submitted pages w/ artwork (except the cover which was scanned and reprinted on "glossy" paper). The 2nd book was, of course, all photocopied pages of the first.
They simply take your submitted artwork pages and someone (or possibly an OCR), prints your submitted text just under your drawings; then binds the pages into the book, with the title page , dedication page, etc.
Not as sturdy a book as I thought it should be, but as I said, my kid loves it, so that's what matters most. <grin>
Customer Review: BEST GIFT
Summary: 5 Stars
The instructions are easy to follow and the quality of finished book is exceptional!
We love writing our stories, drawing the pictures and then having it all published in a real book with our words typed on the page. Then we show the books to all our visitors. It is a real fun. We do a new book every year and our library is growing... I think this is one of the greatest gifts I ever getting. My recommendation for older children (over 10) is Why Some Cats are Rascals ( Book 3). It is a great story very inspiring and full of information from history, geography, etx.
Customer Review: Creates a great keepsake!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this for my 6 year old daughter who loves to write stories. She worked on it with her father, we sent it away in the prepaid envelope, and the look of joy that she had when she received her professionally bound book was priceless. It contains the pictures that she drew printed on each page, and the words have been typeset. We even paid the extra $2 or so to have her picture on the author page and that was the icing on the cake. It was a fun project for my husband and daughter to do, but I think that it might have been a little difficult for a 6 year old to do all on her own due to the requirements of staying within certain lines. Otherwise I think this product is AWESOME!Customer Review: So far I'm impressed
Summary: 4 Stars
I love the concept of having your own story published and after reviewing the kits contents, I think my grandson will be impressed with his final product.
The features are limited as to what you can do. It only allows 20 words per page, you can only draw in a very small space and can only use a certain marker. It evens limits the number of pages that you can write. If you want more than one copy, each book costs almost as much as the initial kit. I'll wait until I see the quality of the finished project before I request more copies.
All in all, I think any child would be thrilled to see their own work in a published book and would love to show it off.