TOMTEN Finger Puppet

We've been reading The Tomten by Astrid Lindgren quite a bit lately. The other night Shane pulled out the finger puppets I made about two years ago, he was having fun putting on a puppet show and I thought little Tomten would make a perfect addition to our puppet collection. So, this morning I stitched this guy up! Everyone is already enjoying him :)

If you've never heard about this wee creature you can read about him here and Milla also did a post on him which you can read here.

♥ anne

jennifer's walk

little did i know that when i picked this book up from the free recycle bin at the library that it would end up becoming an absolute favorite and quite a little treasure! Jennifer's Walk by Anne Carriere is a true gem. jennifer and teddy set out on a walk all by themselves. jennifer assures teddy that as long as they can see their house, they won't get lost. they pass the garden and the big spider web in the in the old stone wall. they run through the black-eyed susans and pass a curious woodchuck. they feed old arabelle the horse and run with the lambs making sure not to touch the purple thistles. they pass the old barn and go over the brook to jennifer's favorite place, "a cool little wood, where the trees grew in rows and the ground was soft with pine needles that looked pink in the sun and smelled very sweet." they sit quietly for some time taking it all in before the head back to mama.

Arthur Getz's illustrations are pure magic! shane and marianne especially love the picture that maps out jennifer's path. 
unfortunately, it seems this book is quite rare. there are only 3 copies on amazon and the cheapest one is $95!!!! this makes me sad because i feel every child should have a copy of this wonderful book. so, all you thrift mama's out there keep your eyes peeled for this one! it doesn't disappoint!

♥ anne