Tag: mini books

Hall of Mirrors

bend light

defy time

and reflect

– see yourself

Writing a book takes lots of time and effort.

Luckily for you, The Circus of Similes has created four illustrated mini books for you to download and customise. All you have to do is add your words!

Choose between the Time Flies, Flip Side, Travelling Light, or Final Frontier, (or download them all) and get ready to write your first book!

Print & Play Instructions

Once you’ve dowloaded your concertina mini books, it’s time to print them out and make them.

First, fold your piece of paper in half longways along the centre line with the writing.

Next fold your piece of paper in half again. Then unfold it.

Fold the bottom edge into the crease you just made in the middle of the paper.

Now fold the top edge into the middle crease in the paper.

Flip your piece of paper over.

Fold your paper in half again.

Let go of your paper and it will bring into life as a zig-zag, concertina book that you can customise with your own lines of poetry.

If you wish, you can share the mini books you write on socials using the hashtags, #circusofsimiles and #printandplaypoetry.

31 July 2023
About

roll up, roll up, roll up

for mystifying metaphors

and sensational similes!

The Circus of Similes is the brain child of Australian poet, maker and sometimes juggler, Indrani Perera.

Long fascinated with circus acts, sideshow alleys and the smell of popcorn, she wanted to bring the carnival to you, wherever you are!

The Circus is a mashup of word games, children’s toys, paper craft, book binding and poetry. You can download and create all sorts of paper ephemera and instant books to brighten your day, inspire your writing and create new poems.

It’s a place where you can forget the daily, for a little while and you are welcome to wander through its rooms for as long as you like.

New attractions will be added over the coming months so come again soon!

12 January 2023
Attractions

10 January 2023