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    Children’s Literature

    March 4, 2013 - By 

    Children’s books are so much fun.  charlottesweb

    Silly stories, tales with a moral, social stories, nursery dairyofawormrhymes and so forth,  all have one idea in mind. To get kids reading or being read to by others.

    I volunteer in our elementary school library once a week and love to see those certain titles that are being checked out time and time again. They are sometimes tattered and torn…what I like to call, well loved.

    In my new altered book I’ll be highlighting some of my favorites. I’ve been throwing this idea around in my head for a while. Now I’ve finally gotten started.   veryhungrycaterpillar

    Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White…a classic.  I remember my 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Clark, reading it to our class.

    Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin is one of the funniest kids books I’ve read. I get a chuckle just sitting here thinking about it.

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar is just one of many favorites by Eric Carle. Certainly the easiest to illustrate.

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    I do…for ever and ever

    January 30, 2013 - By 
    Just a page in another art journal. 
    I didn’t have any idea where I was going with it until it all came together. 
    I’m finding that I’m working more and more that way lately. 
    As an aside…I’m looking at moving my blog to WordPress to actually USE the domain Mr. G bought for me a while back. 
    I’m having anxiety about making the move since I’ve been with Blogger for so long.
    When I make the move I hope you will come visit me there….
    I’ll definitely keep you posted…

     

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    It "niche" the end.

    September 9, 2012 - By 

    Now I realize that title only makes a bit of sense if your pronounce as knee-sh
    …not knit-ch.
    Regardless of how you say it…my Nature book is complete!!

    I decided to place one of the prairie dog photos I took at the MN Zoo under the niche.

     The opening of the niche was slightly larger than the photo so I recreated the sandy hill this little guy was perched upon in sand.
    Worked perfect and if I hadn’t told you why, you’d have just thought I was terribly clever. *wink*
    I’ve decided not to alter the outside of the book as it lays relatively flat. This way it can sit on the shelf along side the rest and be a big surprise to anyone who pulls it out to read.

    Such a good feeling to complete another project. It’s been tucked away in among the rest of the UFO’s for several years. 
    Thanks to Elizabeth for her online class that got this book started in the first place.