LEXINGTON, MA--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 7, 2008 -- Tikatok.com, a leading online children's book community, makes it possible to give your children's own original stories captured in beautiful hard or soft cover books for between $15-$20 as very personal gifts for family and friends this holiday season.

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(click to enlarge) Tikatok.com allows children to write, illustrate and print their own books

The books created by children on Tikatok.com are truly one-of-a-kind presents that tell the stories and showcase the artwork of your children in professionally bound books, accompanied with their author page and photo. Unlike traditional photo books, these are the actual writings and illustrations from your children's own creative imagination and something that can be cherished forever as personal keepsake from your favorite authors.

"With Tikatok, I get the chance to go on the computer and tell my own stories and use my drawings to make my very own book," said Alejandro, age 11. "I love sharing and reading stories with my friends on Tikatok.com, and now I can be a real author and give hard cover copies of my books for presents to my family this Christmas."

"It is so rewarding as a parent to watch my daughters use their imaginations to create their very own books," said Karen, mother to Jaime and Hailey, ages 10 and 12. "And the books they have created on Tikatok are the perfect holiday gifts for their grandparents because they are personal keepsakes with their bio and pictures that show their creativity, storytelling and artwork captured in a hardcover copy that they can keep forever."

Pricing

Children and parents can register on Tikatok.com and create books for free. Books ordered on Tikatok.com cost between $15-$20 depending on whether it is soft or hard cover.

Gift Cards for the Holidays

In addition to these books, Tikatok is also offering gift cards to its members as great stocking stuffers or presents for those hard-to-shop-for people on your list. Beginning November 1, gift cards can be purchased on Tikatok.com for $25, $35 or $50. Recipients can use gift cards to order hard and soft cover copies of books they create on Tikatok, or even copies of their favorite books by other child authors. For kids new to writing, these pre-paid cards provide a great incentive for them to create and publish their very first book.

"We created Tikatok as a fun and safe online community for children to express their creativity and tell their own stories," said Sharon Kan, CEO of Tikatok. "Now with the holidays upon us, it's a great time for families to order copies of these beautiful, imaginative books as presents for loved ones. They are truly personal gifts that show your children's creativity at this very important stage of their lives, and children really love to see these books published and read by their friends and family."

To view books created by children at Tikatok and made available to the public site, please visit www.tikatok.com

Some examples include:

http://www.tikatok.com/view/book/the-nutcracker

http://www.tikatok.com/view/book/the-food-pyramid-that-is-alive

About Tikatok

Tikatok is the creator of Tikatok.com, the first online book community that empowers children to use their imagination to write, illustrate and publish their own books and read other books created by children from around the world. The company's mission is to unleash the creativity and imagination of children by giving them an environment to design and share their original creations with others online and in print. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Lexington, MA. More information about Tikatok can be found at www.tikatok.com/help/aboutUs.

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