3. Step One:
Choose
an age
group

4. Step Two:
Choose
a theme
Appearances

5. Step Three:
Choose the characters

6. Step Four:
Write the book

7. Step Seven:
Read my
book to the
children
and have
them
illustrate

8. Step Five:
Email,
proofread,
and write the
final draft

9. Step Six:
Find an illustrator

10. Step Eight:
Make the cover

11. Step Nine:
Bind the book and
make copies for
the kids

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15. Thank You