The children illustrate them as a way to help their memorization. We store the pages in the proper section of their notebooks, and the children like to see their artwork when we review the things they have memorized. One of our most interesting studies using this method was for the Bill of Rights. It would be wonderful if every child could commit it to memory. We have also used Homeschool Tools to create our own books on the computer.
Young readers love simple stories about themselves.
In our family, we also make books that grow each year. Homeschool Tools contains a simple questionnaire that I print out at the beginning of each school year. It includes such things as height, age, favorite foods, favorite books, etc. I put a current photograph on each child's form and have them answer all the questions. I save the completed questionnaires in a booklet for each child.