Tell a story of something that Grandma or Grandpa did when they were children, or something you did with your grandchildren when they came to visit. Pictures of you and your grandchildren should be included. Young children are fascinated by such stories and will want to look at the books over and over again.

Here are some of the books I have published. They make wonderful Christmas or birthday presents. It costs less than you think to produce such a unique and personalized gift.

Reach me via e-mail at keyart@jefnet.com or regular mail at P.O. Box 281, Lake Mills WI, 53551, or fax/phone at 920-648-7816.

Here Comes Liza-with-a-Z

10 pages, each illustrated with activities Liza knows how to do.

$10 + shipping. Change of title or pages + $10 per page.

Change of drawings + $30 per page.

Synopsis: Grandmas like to teach their grandchildren things when they come to visit but, as this book shows, these days most grandchildren could teach grandmas a thing or two--singing songs from the latest TV shows and playing games on a computer.

Appropriate for 3-5-year-olds, especially those in preschool, where young children learn how to do many of the things grandmas used to teach them.

Eric's Magic Hat

Synopsis: Eric had a magic hat.
When he wore it, he could talk about anything. When he took it off, he couldn't think of anything to say. The only trouble was, when he wanted to wear it, it was impolite--at the dinner table or, thinking he was smart enough to go to school, in the classroom. So he decided to put the hat away until he was old enough to go to Kindergarten.

This story is appropriate for 2-3-year-olds just learning to talk. The book can be edited to include your child's name, and the pictures can be ones of your child and family.
(Hat not included.)

8 pages, each with a photo illustration of the boy, with his mother, with his father,
or with his family.

$10 + shipping. Change title or pages + $10 per page.

At the Alphabet Zoo

8 pages, each with three or four
computer illustrations of animals.

$10 + shipping. Change cover picture + $30; change names on 1st page + $10.

Synopsis: Eric and Liza went to the zoo and what did they see? Animals, one for each letter of the alphabet, from A (antelope) to Z (zebra).

Appropriate for 2-5-year-olds, helps them learn the alphabet, action verbs, and what different animals look like. Cover picture can be replaced with one of your children.

Synopsis: We all know the rhyme that goes...
Diddle, diddle dumpling, my son John
Went to bed with his stockings on,
One shoe off and one shoe on, etc.
But do you know this one?
Diddle, diddle dumpling, my son Tony,
Went to bed with a big baloney.
Yum, yum, yum--give me some!
Diddle, diddle dumpling, my son Tony.

2-5-year-olds love the rhymes and will quickly learn to make up their own. A page can be included with your child's name and rhyme.

10 pages, each with an original
illustration of children going to bed and verse.
$10 plus shipping. Adding pages with different names, illustrations and verses = $30 each page.

Symopsis: Susie has a present for her mother, but it's a secret. Mom tries to guess what it is--something to eat, something to wear, something to use? But Susie won't tell her.

On the last page, there is a space to fill in what the gift is, so the book can be used by any child and the adult can fill in the name of the gift. The child even has room to draw a picture of the gift.

Appropriate for 3-6-year-olds. It will help them learn to recognize the names of common items. Your child's picture and name can be used on the cover and throughout the story.

8 pages, each with several illustrations of the child, her mom, dad, and of things found around the house.

$10 + shipping. Change of title or pages + $10 per page. Change pictures + $30 per page.

Synopsis: It's hard for Michael to make friends at a new school, but finding a cocoon helps him find a way to do it, and to learn a bit of natural science along the way.

Appropriate for 5-7-year-olds, or any young child who has the burden of being the new kid at school.

30 pages, each illustrated with activities involving school, family and home.

$30 + shipping. Change of name on pages + $10 per page.