DLTK's Educational Printables for Kids
Make Your Own
Mini-Books 

contributed by Leanne Guenther

Make these free printable children's books to encourage your kids to read.  There are a variety of themes to choose from -- the majority of the books target younger readers (preschool, kindergarten and early grade school) although a few of the books are a bit more challenging.

The "custom stories" and holidays themed stories are especially popular!

The printable books come with suggestions for complimentary activities and/or worksheets to reinforce the stories.

Alphabet Stories:  

• Animal Stories:
  • Active Animals
  • Building a Bird House
  • Cat Riddles
  • Cat with a Hat
  • Farm Animals
  • Frog on a Log
  • Mommy Bird  or  en español
  • Ocean Animals  (Big and Little)
• Apples
• Bible Stories:  
  • Adam and Eve   PreK/K  or  Grade School     or  en español
  • Creation  or  en español
  • Jesus' Life
  • Lord's Prayer
  • Men of the Bible   (old testament)   or   en español
  • Noah and His Ark  or  en español
• Color Buddies:  A Garden
• Custom Stories:  
  • Custom Mini Books for Boys
  • Custom Mini Books for Girls
  • God Made Me mini books for Boys
  • God Made Me mini books for Girls
• Farms
• Fruit (Nutrition)
• Gingerbread Man 
• Go Car Go!  or  en español
• Homes 
• Holiday Stories (not including riddles mini books with holiday themes):  
  • Earth Day - Celebrate Earth 
  • Easter Basket
  • Easter is Here!
  • Five Little Pumpkins  (Halloween) or en español
  • Fourth of July
  • In Flander's Fields  (Remembrance/Veteran's Day)
  • Leprechaun  (St.  Patrick's Day)
  • My Valentine
  • Seasons:
    • Autumn
    • Spring  or  Spring is Here
    • Summer
    • Winter is Here
  • Thanksgiving
  • 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
• I Can Draw
• Little Red Ridinghood 
• My Body
• My Daddy
• My Mommy
• Pumpkins
• Riddles:
  • Cat Riddles
  • Christmas Riddles
  • Earth Day Riddles
  • Easter Riddles
  • Halloween Riddles
  • Spring Riddles
  • St.  Patrick's Day Riddles
  • Thanksgiving Riddles
  • Valentine's Day Riddles
• Seasons (not including riddles mini books with seasons themes):
  • Autumn
  • Spring  or  Spring is Here 
  • Summer 
  • Winter is Here
• Time for School   or  en español

Here's a suggestion from JoAnna:  "I was trying to keep my 5-year-old busy the other day and came up with a fun craft reading project.  I gave him 6 blank pieces of paper and told him to draw a different picture on each one.  When he was finished, I asked him what each picture was.  Then I put together the pictures and wrote a story based on them.  Arien REALLY loves his book because it is about his father and he is very proud that it has all of his drawing in it.  I enjoyed trying to tie all of the pictures into one story (and the free time I got while he was drawing)."

Here is a suggestion from Carlene and Paris:  "Being an avid quilter, I came up with my own way of putting the mini books together. I sew them together on the sewing machine. No staples or brads are needed. It works for me."

Here is a suggestion from Carol:  "If printer resolution is high enough, the mini book pages can be reduced to 70%-75% before printing each page.  Then they can be inserted into a mini photo album.  That way the books may hold up to more wear and tear with younger children."

For more reading reinforcement, also check out:

	Sentence Sequencing Printables
	Story Sequencing Printables