Book Creator has been one of our go-to tools for years, and for good reason! We’re often asked, “What do your students use Book Creator for?” But honestly, the better question is, “What can’t it do?!” From traditional stories to interactive digital scrapbooks, the possibilities are endless. And let’s be real—there’s nothing cooler than seeing a student beam with excitement as they share their published work. With March being Become an Author month, it’s the perfect time to give your students an outlet to share their voice. So, if you’re ready to turn your students into authors, here’s how to make it happen with Book Creator!
Please note: This blog post was hand-crafted and was not created using AI.
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How to Sign Up for Book Creator
Getting started with Book Creator is easy! Educators can sign up for a free account, which includes 1 library and storage for up to 40 books, making it perfect for introducing students to digital publishing. For $13 / month, you can also level up with a Premium plan, which unlocks unlimited libraries, 1,000 books, real-time collaboration, translation tools and more. If you’re seeing this before the end of March 2025, you can click here or the image for a discount!
What is Be An Author Month?
March is all about celebrating literacy! With National Reading Month, Listening Awareness Month, and March into Literacy Month all happening, it’s the perfect time to spark creativity and empower students to share their stories. And what better way to do that than with Book Creator?
Book Creator makes it easy for students of all ages to become published authors, turning their ideas into interactive digital books. Whether they’re writing personal narratives, creating a class chapter book, or designing informative texts, this tool gives them the freedom to combine writing, images, audio, and even video. Plus, with features like voice recording and read-aloud options, Book Creator ensures that every student, no matter their learning style, has a way to express themselves. Click here or the image to learn more about Be An Author month!
How to Get Involved in
Be An Author Month
Getting involved in Be An Author Month is all about celebrating authenticity! Kids love creating books because it makes their ideas feel real, and when they know their work will be seen beyond the classroom, they take even more pride in it. Providing our students with this creative outlet builds excitement and turns your students (and maybe even educators) into published authors through reading, writing, speaking, and listening activities across all subjects.
This year’s theme, Telling Your Story, is all about empowering students to explore their unique perspectives and share their voices with the world. And storytelling isn’t just about writing, students can bring their stories to life through drawing, coding, video creation, or even audio recordings. The key here is to be creative, think outside the box, and make this month an unforgettable celebration of student voice! Click here or the image to learn more about the Tell Your Story competition!
Why We Love Be An Author Month
We love Be An Author Month because it’s all about giving students the power to create, share, and celebrate their voices! HAve your ever handed a toddler a piece of paper and asked them to draw on it? You may have absolutely NO idea what the final product is, but the child can give you the EXACT story behind each color stroke. There’s something magical about watching kids light up when they realize they have a story worth telling. Whether they’re writing, illustrating, recording audio, or even coding their narratives, this month is a chance to show them that their ideas matter.
Plus, creating books isn’t just an ELA activity, it’s a way to bring learning to life across all subjects. From documenting science experiments to crafting historical narratives, students get to take ownership of their learning in a meaningful and creative way. And with Book Creator, it’s easy to share student work with families. When they see their work published, the confidence boost is priceless!
How to Take Part in
Be An Author Month
Getting involved in Be An Author Month is easy and packed with fun ways to spark creativity! Just head over to the Book Creator website, where you’ll find everything you need to get started:
✨ Ready-to-use templates to guide students through reading and writing.
📖 An Activity Journal filled with daily prompts to keep the creativity flowing all month long.
🎤 Inspiring webinars featuring expert authors and educators sharing their best storytelling tips.
🏆 A global competition—because every student’s story deserves to be heard!
Ideas for Using Book Creator
in the Classroom
You may be thinking, “All of this sounds great, but how can I use it in my classroom?” If you’re looking for ideas on how to get started, we recommend checking out Book Creator’s examples page. This has quick start templates for all ages. You can find the link by clicking on the image or right here.
Another one of the reasons why we love Book Creator so much is because it plays well with our other favorite classroom apps. Check out how we’re using it with our students below!
If your students are new to creating books in Book Creator, they made need a template to help them visualise the final product. We recommend using Book Creator’s remixable books, but if you’re looking for a paper and pencil option, we have you covered! Students can use our template as a start, then build their books on Book Creator to look just like what they have planned out. Check out a quick glimpse of our template and download it for free by clicking here or the image below!
For younger students, sometimes it’s hard to imagine how they can go about becoming legitimate authors. But, to help our students in reaching this goal, we love to use Padlet to help them curate content. In the pictured example, students are working collaboratively to find facts about their selected dinosaur. We encourage the students to find as many facts as they can - making the selection for their books easier. Once they have collected enough facts, the students can then choose which ones make it into their books. The best part about it all - with Book Creator’s premium plan, the students can continue to collaborate on the creation of their books. You can see what the final products look like in the image. Additionally, books from Book Creator can be published online and then shared back to a new Padlet board to act like a classroom library!
Sketchfab is a website that lets you explore 3D and AR models of animals, architecture, places, gadgets, and more. In Book Creator, students can easily add Sketchfab files right from the apps menu. This means they can embed interactive 3D images into their books, allowing readers to click and explore them in 3D. It’s a great way to help younger students build background knowledge and deepen their understanding of a topic.
Important: Before your students can use this feature, you need to enable the app. Here’s how:
Click the hamburger (three lines) icon in the top left corner.
Select Apps from the top menu bar.
Click the + icon next to the 3D Models app.
Click Enable App.
If you have multiple libraries, you can click Settings to choose which libraries have access (or select all).
That’s it! Now your students are ready to bring their books to life with interactive 3D models!
We love using School AI to create unique learning activities for our students. But, these activities always lead to a creative opportunity. So, we like to have our students start out in School AI to build their knowledge on the particular topic. Then, the students can use what they have learned to write a book in Book Creator. In the example below, the students used School AI to learn more about an astronaut. Then, they used this knowledge to create their books. Quick tip: School AI has embedded accessibility features like dictation and automatic read aloud - so even the youngest learners can use it!
If your students are self-conscious about using their writing in a book, the integration of Class Companion and book creator may help build the necessary confidence that they need. Class Companion is an AI powered writing coach that will assist students throughout the writing process. Educators create an assignment and rubric, then the students work within the platform. Once the students have worked through revising their work, they can copy and paste it right into their books on Book Creator. For more information on Class Companion, check out our blog post by clicking here, and check out how it all works below!
If your students are already using Canva, they can also use it with Book Creator. This integration is one of the best we have seen! After logging into Canva, and then Book Creator, students can launch Canva right from Book Creator. You read that right - Canva launches out from Book Creator without having to go to another tab or webpage. Here’s how it works:
Log into Canva first, then into Book Creator. (Note: you must be logged into Canva to use this integration)
Create a new book, or edit a current book.
Click on the + icon on the top right side.
Then, click on Apps from the dropdown menu.
From here, click Canva to launch it.
Important: Before your students can use this feature, you need to enable the app. Here’s how:
Click the hamburger (three lines) icon in the top left corner.
Select Apps from the top menu bar.
Click the + icon next to the Canva app.
Click Enable App.
If you have multiple libraries, you can click Settings to choose which libraries have access (or select all).
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