While I created the Small Hands Creating Hope project as a way of raising money for the American Cancer Society, it’s been fun to see my six-year-old daughter Emma put our copy of the book to use. She has spent hours scouring the many projects, and has plans to recreate every single one!
For her first project, she picked The Purple Girl book that was submitted by Kitchen Counter Chronicles – and then turned it into a series! The Purple Girl does get cancer at the end of the first book, but – as in my life, and hopefully all cancer patients’ lives, someday – she gets better.
The purple girl grows up, meets a green boy (who isn’t quite as dedicated in his wearing of green clothing as the Purple Girl is in wearing purple), and they get married and have baby girl twins. I love the pregnant belly on the cover of the third book:
I am so pleased with how the Small Hands Creating Hope book turned out. It is truly inspirational – and full of fun, creative ideas for kids. If you haven’t already, please consider donating at least $15 through this link to the American Cancer Society. As a thank you, we will send you a link to download the ebook, as well as links to purchase a paper copy, if you would like.
MaryAnne is a craft loving educator, musician, photographer, and writer who lives in Silicon Valley with her husband Mike and their four children.
Isn’t a child’s creativity inspiring?!
on this note I wanted to share these links with you that might just give you and Emma (too :) ) many ideas:
http://www.makingbooks.com
Her blog:
http://blog.susangaylord.com/
Another site I am not too acquainted with but also about bookmaking:
http://www.bookmakingwithkids.com
Hope all is going very well for you in your fourth pregnancy! How’s the heat for you?
Love,
Tara
Thank you for sharing those links, Tara! They look fantastic!
And yes, all is going well pregnancy-wise! It got HOT this week, but we have central air conditioning, so I can’t complain :)
I love Emma’s drawings – so very creative!
She is very talented!
I love her book!
what a precious, precious project… brought tears to my eyes.
Oh my MaryAnne. This book is way too cute! I am so looking forward to this type of stuff when my girls are older :)
Thanks! Getting glimpses of their creative minds like this is definitely a fun part of having an older child!
Oh my goodness! I love this! So glad that our little project inspired your little one to create! What an amazing book the Small Hands Creating Hope is!
She LOVED your daughter’s book! Thank you so much for the inspiration.
There are so many great ideas in your ebook. I love that Emma has made a whole series of purple girl books. What colors are the baby girl twins?
MaryAnne, she did such a beautiful job! I love her illustrations. Too cute. Do you think there will be a third book in the series? :)
Maybe she’ll write a book about the baby girl twins growing up :)
Her drawings are amazing, and I love it that she created a series!! Wow!! The pregnant belly is super-cute, too. Wonder where she could have gotten inspiration for that??? :)
That is so cute!
She did such a great job on her book!
That pregnant tummy is SO cute!