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Parts of The Book + Hands-On Bookmaking

  • BOOKMAKING WITH KIDS
  • Sessions Events Resources
    • Kids Book Fun Sessions
    • Events + Resources
  • Mission
Held March 2025! Look for the next seasonal session at MCBA!

Book Artist Badge Day! Offered by MCBA

Minnesota Center for Book Arts offers "Book Artist Badge Day" workshops for girls ages 10-18. Completion satisfies Book Artist Badge, Girl Scouts of the USA.


Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA): mnbookarts.org


Book Artist Badge, Girl Scouts of the USA: girlscouts.org

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Local Arts + Crafts Nexus Underway

Eagan Art House

Discover newly constructed Eagan Art House offerings through Eagan's Parks + Recreation Department: discovereagan.com


Eagan Art House: Art, bookmaking, pottery, multimedia. (cityofeagan.com/eagan-art-house)

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More Literacy + Reading Research

Prevent "Summer Slide"

Hands-on learning is an excellent recommendation to overcome "Summer Slide" deficiency. Kids' Book Fun aims to bolster literacy engagement year-round.


*ReadingRockets (readingrockets.org)

*National Education Association (nea.org) 



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Bookmaking + Related Books

Books We Love!

Zines! by Margot Terc.

How to Make a Book by Patricia Wu.

Make It! Write It! Read It! by Wendy Libby.

How to Make Books + Making Books with Kids, both by Esther Smith.

The ABC of It + Show Me A Story both by Leonard Marcus.

Books and The People Who Make Them by Camille de Cussac.

The Art of The Fold by H. Kyle, U. Warchol.

DYK? World/International/National Dates

Bookish Events: JANUARY

National Storytelling Week.

Book Publishers' Day.

Library Shelfie Day.

Book Blitz Month.

Winnie-The-Pooh Day.






DYK? World/International/National Dates

Bookish Events: FEBRUARY

National Library Lover's Month.

Take Your Child to the Library Day.

National Science Day.

Judy Blumesday.








DYK? World/International/National Dates

Bookish Events: March

National Reading Month.

Read across America Week.

Children's Craft Day.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Day.

Dr. Seuss's Birthday.

Proofreading Day (do it everyday).

Girl Scout Day.

Read to Me Day.

National Crayon Day.



DYK? World/International/National Dates

Bookish Events: APRIL

National Literature Month.

National Handmade Day.

National Scrabble Day.

Speak Like Shakespeare Day.

World Book Day/Night.

Independent Bookstore Day.

National Librarian Day.

Celebrate + Support Teen Literature Day.

National Bookmobile Day.

School Librarian Day.

Edible Book Day.

Fairytale Day.

DYK? World/International/National Dates

Bookish Events: MAY

National Make-a-Book Day!

National Scrapbook Day.

Children's Book Week.

Pink Panther Day.

National Stationery Week.

National Biographer's Day.

Get Caught Reading Month.

National Share a Story Month.

Mother Goose Day.

National Write Your Story Day.


DYK? World/International/National Dates

Bookish Events: JUNE

Audiobook Month.

National Typewriter Day.

National Scrabble Day.









DYK? World/International/National Dates

Bookish Events: JUly

Alice in Wonderland Day.

Paperback Book Day.

Beach Books Month.













DYK? World/International/National Dates

Bookish Events: AUGUST

Memoirs Day.

Love Your Bookshop Day.

National Book Lover's Day.

Snoopy's Birthday.










DYK? World/International/National Dates

Bookish Events: SEpTEMBER

International Literacy Day.

National Read a Book Day.

Buy a Book Day.

Roald Dahl Day.

International Libraries Day.









DYK? World/International/National Dates

Bookish Events: OCTOBER

National Poetry Day.

Bookshop Day.

Dictionary Day.

World Teacher's Day.

National Cookbook Month.









DYK? World/International/National Dates

Bookish Events: NOVEMBER

National Family Literacy Day.

National Novel Writing Day.

National Author's Day.

National Book Award Week.

National Young Readers Week.

National Book Week.

World Kindness Day.

Children's Book Week.

International Origami Day.











DYK? World/International/National Dates

Bookish Events: DECEMBER

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Summer Bookmaking Mondays!

Welcome to Kids' Book Fun with instructor Pamela Heath Orandi!


Currently demonstrating hands-on bookmaking in Dakota + Hennepin County libraries.

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