Color to Add Pizzazz to Bite-Sized Family History Book

Putting together this most recent bite-sized family history project, Sis and I had an abundance of photos and ideas. The trick was to streamline the project by selecting some of the photos, not all of the photos--and some of the info, not all of it. That's why we focused only on the first decade of family life. Even so, we had to make decisions about what to put in and what to leave out. And we needed a touch of color to catch the eye of our readers.PRO TIP: If you are doing a project like this, and want to have multiple books printed, please please order ONE to start. Sis and I found 2 typos and some slightly misaligned photos in the first book we ordered, plus we sharpened our captions on a few pages. THEN we reordered to receive more books (on sale of course).How to choose?Because the younger generation responds strongly to visuals, Sis and I looked at the content of the photos, the quality, and how these fit with the stories we wanted to highlight: our parents' wedding, our birth,…