This is a video created by a little girl called Elsie. Elsie created the video to go along with the book “Rufus’ first night alone”, that was created in the Memetales Collaboration Space.
Why a video with a book?
Just because a book is much more than just a story. And a story is much more than a book. Books and stories are experiences that extend beyond each other, into our lives. That is the philosophy Memetales is based on.
We believe that a book gets stronger when the artist, writer and the community gather aorund it to create arts, crafts, videos, products and whole lot of experiences around it and share those with the rest of the community.
We are now inviting parents, educators, crafters, CHILDREN and anyone else wanting to collaborate and contribute!
How YOU can contribute and what you get?
You can contribute is any way, shape or form. As long as what you create is tied to the book and/or the theme of the book. You can create games, videos, crafts, products …you name it! Create a book review. Create a play based on the book. Let your imaginaion run wild!
Have you seen this craft set inspired by “Where the WIld Things Are?” http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32028957
We hope that by creating a rich experience space around a book, everyone will benefit – the parents, crafters, writers, the community and most of all, the children!
Depending on how/what you contribute, you can get a number of things -
- experience and joy of collaborating on a book. If you are a parent/teacher, you can use this as an opportunity to involve the kids in the process of making a video, doing a reading, a craft and so on. Imagine the joy when they see their work published ALONG with a book!
- educate your child, enjoy quality time and make learning fun for your child. Have your child read the book, make a video and have everyone watch it on Memetales!
- get backlinks to you blog. If you are a blogger or a squidoo member, youc an get backlinks to your blog if you become a contributor at Memetales.Effectively free advertising within a great context.
- advertising for your products and resulting sales. If you are a crafter with items for sale a=on another website such as Etsy, you can advertise the products on Memetales. You can contribute craft instructions and advertise your craft kits, finished crafts and items along with the book/theme.
- build your reputation. Credibility builds within Memetales based on the number of books you write and illustrate as well as the experiences you contribute. Members with the best reputations and maximum contributions get invited to the closed Memetales Collaboration Space that lets them have the first chance at collaborating on books, listings and so on. Collaborating on books before the book comes out earns you free books and more!
A number of you are already singing songs and doing crafts with your kids. A number of you are already blogging about books. A number of you are already doing all of this and more. Why not become a part of a rich community that believes in reading, books and the future of our children ?
If you are interested in joining up, contributing and becoming a part of the Memetales Creator community, be sure to contact me. I am @thinkmaya on twitter.
At Memetales, every book is a whole new world. Every book is a celebration. Come and celebrate books and stories with us.