The high school students met with the kindergarten students they were paired up with. They interviewed them-asking questions about their interests, things they liked and disliked, etc. The teens took the information and wrote and illustrated a children's book for each student. They personalized each book by having the child be the main character in the adventure.
On the day the books were presented, each author read his or her story to their young partner. Some stories were chosen to be read aloud by the authors to the entire class. Some of the books had titles such as, "Carter Versus the Evil Broccoli Man," "Ashley's Day at the Zoo," and "Savanna's Crazy Dream." Later the teacher decided to read all of the books aloud to the class.
This project was very positive for both sides involved. The recipients were delighted to receive a book with illustrations starring themselves. The authors, although the work was hard, said that they loved it and would do it again. One senior wrote a book titled, "Sarah Saves Happiness," and figured that he spent about eight to 10 hours working on it. About the project he said, "The best part was seeing how happy all the kids were."
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