After a little research on the internet I decided upon a company that prints books in the UK. I could have made the book here in Israel but since Hebrew books are read from right to left, I would have had to build my son's book backwards, which I imagined was a mistake waiting to happen! It took me a few hours to create the book, primarily because it involved a LOT of typing, but my graphic design skills came in handy and I found laying it all out a lot of fun.
I used Albelli books and overall was very happy with the service, though it took some time for the book to be sent and for me to receive it. Shipping to Israel pretty much always comes under the 'worldwide' bracket and is therefore unnecessarily expensive. Fortunately my Dad was willing to help and knew to forward the book onto me as soon as it arrived at his address in the UK. He paid less than a third of the price that Albelli had quoted me, using the same packaging.
I made a hardback photobook and paid a little extra for a photo cover. My son was speechless when he saw his first book and it has been shown to anyone who is willing to spend a few moments looking at it, regardless of whether they speak English or not! I am not sure that his form teacher speaks a word of English but she seemed impressed all the same. His friends even asked him how many copies he had sold! Not many, but two more copies have been ordered for the proud Grandparents in the UK, and I see a second collection being 'published' within the next year or so. Look out for it.
* Want to take a look at the book? A link to the online version is here.
7 comments:
Wonderful! Congratulations on your son's first book! Looking forward to many more.
What a great idea! It looks fabulous!
he is only 9? He hasvery good writing skills
Awesome! You must be so proud and what a wonderful way to preserve and present his early work. A bilingual author - pretty amazing for a 9 year old.Well done Gadi!
So very cool! I can just imagine his delight while looking through it the very first time.
Wow! That is fantastic... congrats on his first book!
This is fantastic! What a great idea that will help foster his writing and drawing talents!
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