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Sample books made by our team, the way kids make theirs: crayon drawings on paper, their own words, and their name on the cover. The authors are made up. Real families’ books stay private, so you’ll never see one here.

Captain Whiskers Flies to the Moon by Maya, 6 · Her own spelling, kept as written

Captain Whiskers Flies to the Moon
by Maya, 6
Cover
This is Captain Whiskers. He is a cat and a captin.
1
Captain Whiskers bilt a rokit out of a box.
2
Pages 1–2 of 8
3, 2, 1, BLAST OFF! The stars went by so fast.
The moon was made of cheese. YUM!
Pages 3–4 of 8
He ate cheese for brekfast and lunch and dinner.
5
Then he missed his house.
6
Pages 5–6 of 8
He landed in the garden. Everybody clapped.
7
Good night Captain Whiskers. Good night moon cheese.
8
Pages 7–8 of 8
The End
The End
Made with I Wrote That Book

This book was dreamed up, drawn and written by a real kid. Every page inside started on paper and became a real hardcover book.

Grown-ups: help the next young author make theirs at iwrotethatbook.com.

Every book helps another kid read

10% of the profit from this book went to a children’s literacy charity, which puts new books into the hands of children who need them most.

Kids who own books read more, and kids who read become writers. Thank you for helping the next young author find their first story.

The last pages of every book

Dino Can’t Sleep by Leo, 7 · Two pages colored in edge to edge

Dino Can’t Sleep
by Leo, 7
Cover
It was bedtime but Dino was not tired at all.
1
He counted the stars. He got to 100 and then he got bored.
Pages 1–2 of 8
He tried a pillow fort. It fell down.
3
He thought about cake. That made him hungry.
4
Pages 3–4 of 8
The moon said, “Dino, close your eyes and listen.”
He heard the wind in the flowers.
6
Pages 5–6 of 8
He heard his family saying good night.
7
And then he was asleep. Shhh.
8
Pages 7–8 of 8
The End
The End
Made with I Wrote That Book

This book was dreamed up, drawn and written by a real kid. Every page inside started on paper and became a real hardcover book.

Grown-ups: help the next young author make theirs at iwrotethatbook.com.

Every book helps another kid read

10% of the profit from this book went to a children’s literacy charity, which puts new books into the hands of children who need them most.

Kids who own books read more, and kids who read become writers. Thank you for helping the next young author find their first story.

The last pages of every book

The Garden Party by Rosie, 5 · A grown-up typed the words she said

The Garden Party
by Rosie, 5
Cover
This is my house. We are having a party.
1
I picked the pink flowers and the purple ones.
2
Pages 1–2 of 8
My dad made a cake with three candles.
3
Our cat came. He wore a cape.
4
Pages 3–4 of 8
A dinosaur came too. He was nice.
5
Then my grandma came in a rocket!
6
Pages 5–6 of 8
We stayed up and looked at the stars.
Then everybody went to bed.
8
Pages 7–8 of 8
The End
The End
Made with I Wrote That Book

This book was dreamed up, drawn and written by a real kid. Every page inside started on paper and became a real hardcover book.

Grown-ups: help the next young author make theirs at iwrotethatbook.com.

Every book helps another kid read

10% of the profit from this book went to a children’s literacy charity, which puts new books into the hands of children who need them most.

Kids who own books read more, and kids who read become writers. Thank you for helping the next young author find their first story.

The last pages of every book

Sample books made by our team. Every printed book ends with closing pages like these, and its last page names the literacy charity it supports.

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