Little Thumb, written by Wanda Dionne
Little Thumb tells her owner to roll a ball, play with toys, tie a knot, hold a sandwich, and enjoy all the wonderful things she can do instead of sucking her thumb.
My neighbor's daughter posed for the illustrations.
Wanda Dionne writes:
Flowers to pick
Pebbles to throw.
Mud pies to make
Gardens to grow.
To order the book, click on: Pelican Publishers
My neighbor's daughter posed for the illustrations.
Wanda Dionne writes:
Flowers to pick
Pebbles to throw.
Mud pies to make
Gardens to grow.
To order the book, click on: Pelican Publishers
Sasha's Matrioshka Dolls, illustrated by Deborah Nourse Lattimore
When Sasha's only doll, a rag doll, is shredded by the mice to make a nest, Boxer, her loving grandfather, carves her a thumbling doll of wood. Sasha paints it to be a matrioshka, a "little mother." When the mice run off with that, Boxer retrieves it and makes a matrioshka-shaped box that is too big to fit in the mouse hole. But then a rat runs off with that. Boxer saves it, but now he must make a bigger box. A series of playful, larcenous, or busy animals force Boxer to make bigger and bigger boxes to keep matrioshka safe, much to Boxer's humorous exasperation and Sasha's delight. In the end, the gift for love changes the little family's fortunes.
To buy a signed copy, send a check for $15 to Jana Dillon, 110 Tupper Road, Sandwich, MA, 02563-1828. Remember to include your return address so I can mail it to you! If you'd like it dedicated to a certain person, include a note.
To buy a signed copy, send a check for $15 to Jana Dillon, 110 Tupper Road, Sandwich, MA, 02563-1828. Remember to include your return address so I can mail it to you! If you'd like it dedicated to a certain person, include a note.
Matrioshkas are Russian nesting dolls. Matrioshka means "little mothers," and is pronounced ma-TRUSH-ka
