Books and Bookmaking
Cathy Belben, Librarian, Burlington-Edison High School
October 2004

Books and Bookmaking

bullet What is a Book? A PowerPoint Slide Show about Books and Bookmaking
bulletExamples of various handmade books (PowerPoint slide show)
bullet The vocabulary of bookmaking
bullet Ms. Belben's and Mrs. Johnson's  Poetry Bookmaking Unit 
bullet Books made by Mrs. Johnson's students 2004

Websites about bookmaking

bulletExploring Tunnel Books
bullet Instructions for making a flexagon
bullet Instructions for making a paper bag book
bulletInstructions for making an accordion book
bulletInstructions for making a library pocket book (very cool)
bulletInstructions for making a single-signature pamphlet
bullet Instructions for making a codex accordion with tags (also called a flag book)
bulletHow to make a folding scrapbook (very cool)
bullet Another look at how to make a folding scrapbook
bulletCoaster Book
bulletTag Book
bulletWhy Make Books? An Article by Edward Hutchins
bulletUses For Handmade Books
bulletBookmaking: Subtlety With a Dash of Lead (about UC Santa Barbara's bookmaking program)

Altered Books

bulletInternational Society of Altered Book Artists
bulletAltered Books Gallery
bulletArt E-Zine gallery of altered books
bulletJenny's Altered Books--a personal gallery of some cool altered books

Book Making in the Library

bulletGeneral outline of unit
bullet Tips and tricks 1:  Setting the table in preparation
bulletTips and Ticks 1a:  A single place setting
bulletTips and tricks 2:  Displaying helpful books
bulletTips and tricks 3:  Supply list

Sample Books
Accordion made with envelopes
Accordion "screen" book
Accordion codex with envelopes

Books about Bookmaking
Browning, Marie.  Handcrafted Journals, Albums, Scrapbooks, and More. Toronto: Terrific Impressions, Inc. 1999.

Diehn, Gwen.  Making Books that Fly, Fold, Wrap, Hide, Pop Up, Twist, and Turn.  New York:  Lark Books. 1998.

Feliciano, Kristiana. Making Memory Books and Journals by Hand.  San Diego: Thunderbird Press. 1991.

Fox, Gabrielle. The Essential Guide to Making Handmade Books.  North Light Books. 2000.

Golden, Alisa J. Creating Handmade Books. Sterling Publications. 2000.

LaPlanz, Shereen.  The Art and Craft of Handmade Books. New York:  Lark Books.  2001.

LaPlanz, Shereen.  Cover to Cover: Creative Techniques for Making Beautiful Books, Journals, and Albums. New York:  Lark Books.  2000.

McCarthy, Mary, and Philip Manna.  Making Books by Hand:  A Step-by-Step Guide. Cincinnati:  Rockport Publishers, Inc.  1997.

Tourtillott, Suzanne.  Making and Keeping Creative Journals.  New York: Lark Books. 2001.