Lookio Books

05/27/2014

Where have we been? This update will fill you in. Thank you to all who have supported us! We've had a blast making books and hearing how your kids have enjoyed them!

Last night we sent out the following letter to our Kickstarter backers. We’re posting it here too, so all who have supported us can read what’s happened. Thank you to all who purchased our books! We loved making them for…

12/05/2013

Our website was bein' a bit of a grinch, but it has found the holiday spirit and is working fine again. Get your Christmas orders in!

11/30/2013

It's Small Business Saturday! Check out a few of the small businesses we love and discover some great gift ideas.

Support small businesses when you are shopping for holiday gifts this season.

11/26/2013

Little Lake County included us in their Mom-Made Gift Guide! Check out the other great gifts featured too!

This year's Mom-Made Gift Guide features both local Mompreuners that we have featured on our Mompreuner Monday's as well as some of my personal favorite Mom-made gifts that I have either purchased myself or know the creator personally (or both!).

11/23/2013

A HUGE thank you to Maureen at Simply Stacie for reviewing our Little Cloud book and for including us in Simply Stacie's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide. We are honored to be included!

11/20/2013

"I laughed my guts out at the end of my robot book!"
That endorsement is from a 5-year-old boy about our Rickety Robot story. This is our favorite kind of feedback!

11/13/2013

The October sale went so well we thought we'd have a November sale! Save 30% using code FB30. You have until November 30 to save on a cool holiday gift for a kiddo you know.

Lookio Books are personalized, custom books for kids. Make a Lookio book for a little one you know. Enter the child's name and create a customized character.

11/11/2013

This reading net for kids looks amazing! So fun!

With this fun design, no longer will parents have to distinguish between play time and reading time. The Reading Net, by creative studio Playoffice, is a live…

11/09/2013

Yikes! Time to read the kids a book after seeing Koyaanisqatsi director Godfrey Reggio's film of kids watching tv:

Between 1982 and 2002, director Godfrey Reggio shot his well known Qatsi trilogy - Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, and Naqoyqatsi. Somewhere between the 2nd and 3rd installment, Reggio took a little detour and directed a short eight minute film called Evidence.

11/06/2013

It's been a making book covers kind of day. Thanks to Crooked Fingers for supplying the soundtrack while we worked.

11/06/2013

Yes, yes, and yes to this article! Picture books can teach all ages about the magic that comes from great writing and great art. Don't be afraid to enjoy the picture books you read to your kids!

Picture book author Rick Walton, writer of more than 90 works for children, explains why picture books are enjoyable for adults as well as children.

11/02/2013

Huge, huge thanks to everyone who ordered books today--it's been a record day for us. High fives all around!