This invention comprises a customized book (1) preferably in hardcover that is obtained through a sequential process developed using a specific software application, in which the user, usually but not necessarily a child, visits a website on which several settings are offered for the user to literally set up their character, such as: skin color, race, eye color, glasses, clothes, type of shoes, anyway, several parameters can be set for that specific interaction, which are obviously variable as desired. Once the character is chosen and set up, with all registered settings, the system generates an avatar (2), which is transferred into the book through a software application. Thus, the previously chosen book, with preferably famous characters, receives in an interactive manner the avatar (2) chosen to take part in the story, which arouses in the child an extremely pleasant feeling, as well as in their parents and other adult people.

The present invention relates to a set of graphical display items and articles that collectively provide for the recursive performance of a variety of hands-on games or activities by a user.

A children's book includes pages having text in a first orientation and pages in a second orientation, the first and second orientation related by being upside down relative to each other. As a child reads the book from a first end, the child encounters up a page with writing in both orientations, instructing him to turn the book upside down, close, and re-open the book. As the child re-opens the book that was turned upside down, the story continues from the opposite end of the book.

A planner system includes a planner cover, one or more couplers, and a plurality of booklets removably coupled with the planner cover using the one or more couplers. The planner cover is sized to substantially cover the plurality of booklets in a closed configuration. The plurality of booklets includes: one or more routine tracker pages configured for receiving and tracking a plurality of daily tasks related to a routine; and one or more happiness planner pages configured for receiving and tracking a plurality of daily tasks related to improving happiness.

Systems and apparatus for covering, protecting, and concealing personal, private, confidential, and nonpublic information and/or covering and concealing printed and/or hand-written text, lettering, graphics, drawings, and/or marks on one or more sheets, pages, or pages, of a book. The systems and apparatus can include a releasable, removable, or un-releasable binding device, tamper-evident features, labeling features, and binding components can be configured to fasten, connect, and/or secure covering devices and which can substantially rotate 360 degrees, fold back upon itself, lie flat when open and/or closed, and releasably cover personal, private, nonpublic, or other information, and/or cover and/or conceal printed and/or hand-written text, lettering, graphics, drawings, and/or marks on one or more sheets, pages, or pages, of a book.

The present invention provides a peer to peer workbooks having pages wherein each of at least two opposing (facing) sides of consecutive pages display substantially similar pictorial and textual content, at least one substantially similar question, and at least a designated area to write an answer to the question. Having the question and answering area on opposing sides helps to establish a peer to peer relationship between users, which is thought to encourage discussion, and further facilitate friendship between the users.

Systems and apparatus for covering, protecting, and concealing personal, private, confidential, and nonpublic information. The systems and apparatus can include a releasable, removable, or unreleasable binding device, tamper-evident features, labeling features, and binding devices can be configured to connect and secure covering devices and which can substantially rotate 360 degrees, fold back upon itself, lie flat when open, and releasable covering devices to cover personal, private, nonpublic, or other information.

A method of providing multiple reading skill level texts integrated into a same story. Each of the multiple reading skill level texts is assigned a unique visual identification of at least one of a different color, varying relative text size, varying relative typeface, capitalization, and bolded text. Each of the multiple reading skill level texts is an adapted version of the same story, with all reading skill levels arranged in a same paragraph of the same story, allowing a single book to be used with children whose ages range from infant to upper elementary school age and still maintaining age and skill appropriate content in the single book.

A notebook is provided comprising a number of expert guidance pages and instructional figures. The notebook includes integrated guidance and information sheets that describe using different note-taking methods. The notebook may include supplemental pages that teach and reinforce note-taking methods and approaches, as well as a variety of other pages designed to provide a functional notebook. One or more of the pages, including the supplemental pages, can be removed by tearing along a perforated edge.

Systems and methods for providing security, integrity, binding, maneuverability, and labeling for a plurality of papers, and for covering, protecting, and concealing the recording, viewing, or using personal, private, and nonpublic information on the page. The system includes an un-releasable locking binding device and tamper-evident binding device configured to connect, secure, and papers, which can substantially rotate 360 degrees, fold back upon itself, lie flat when open, and deter and prevent removal and insertion of pages, be tamper evident, and covering devices releasably positioned to cover personal, private, or nonpublic information located on the page. The bound plurality of papers can include an identification label and can be configured as a secure Notary journal notebook having all NonPublic Personal Information (NPPI) fields for a single record on the left or right page and an acronym list.