For the spine of a quick book you can use a straw, piece of wood, a twig, coffee stirrer, Popsicle stick, or roll of paper.

1. Fold blank 8 ½ X 11-inch paper to make the inside of the book.
   
   
2. Make a cover out of construction paper and fold as you did for the inside of the book.

    You can attach the cover in two different ways.

A.

• Put the cover and pages together and then use a paper clip to keep them together.
  
  
• Cut two notches out of the folded side of the book.
  
  
• Thread a piece of ribbon, piece of yarn, or an elastic band through the pages and tie it around the stick or whatever you have decided to use.

B.

• Clip the pages together and punch two holes along the folded edge.
  
  
• Push an elastic through the holes and then thread the straw through the elastic. The straw will be secured by the elastic band.