Tell your story--with a little help from Carolyn:

   Through the years, I’ve written many stories and illustrated them for my children, nieces, nephews and grandchildren, and I can help you do the same. They will cherish those stories like no others, because they will be written specifically for them.

   Here’s how we can do it, together: You tell me your story (via e-mail or regular mail) and I will edit and publish it. The illustrations will be taken from photos you send or original drawings I create. Then, the story and illustrations are put together in a picture book, spiral bound, with a laminated cover, hard enough to withstand many years of use.

   It  costs less than you think to produce such a unique and personalized gift. Reach me via e-mail: carolyn@keyartworks.com or regular mail: Carolyn Liedtke, N7244 Manske Road, Lake Mills, WI 53551, telephone 920-648-7816.

Here are some of the books I have published:

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.

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 ad will quickly learn to make up their own. A page can be included with a rhyme about your child.

$39 + shipping.

$10 for each added 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 karaoke songs or playing computer games.

Appropriate for 3-5 year olds, especially those in preschool, where young children learn to do many of the things that grandmas used to teach them. 12 pages.

$39 + shipping

$10 per page for name change.

Synopsis: Eric had a magic hat. When he wore it, he could talk about anything, but when he took it off, he couldn’t think of anything to say. The 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..

Appropriate for 2-5 year olds, just learning to talk. 12 pages.

$39 + shipping

$10 per page for name change.

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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.

$49 + shipping.

$10 per page for name change.

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.

Cost: About $30 per page + shipping.

Synopsis:  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 space to fill in what the gift is and for the child to draw a picture of it.

8 pages, each with several illustrations of things found around the house. Appropriate for 3-6 year olds. It will help them learn to identify names of common items. Your child’s name and picture can be used on the cover.

$39 + shipping.

$10 per page for name change.

Synopsis: Eric and Liza went to the zoo, and what did they see? One for each letter of the alphabet--a to z.

Appropriate for 3 years and up, helps learn alphabet, identify animals, actions, and the sounds of letters.

10 pages, each illustrated with three or four pictures of animals.

$39 + shipping.

$10 per page for name change.