Rougies When the baby first arrived It slept and fed most the time But soon Jeany The sister of the big sis kind Was teaching it To be a child of a like mind She started with some baby sign Communicating… Saved her and the baby time Now when there’s mischief and crime Of the […]
Back in January as part of a poem a day challenge I wrote ten poems about the arrival of a new baby and how it would fit in with an older sibling – this I presented to my little girl when we had our second baby. It was a home made version with room for […]
I’ve managed to complete seven books in seven days :/ Good job they were rather formulaic in the first place is all I can say! So now what? Well I thought that I would use the rest of the month to keep things up – I am working an hour a day on my books. […]
My little girl loves the Little Books of Poetry so much that I have brain stormed some more ideas ready for next weeks challenge of writing a picture book a day: 11) The Little Book of Harvest Poetry – ten poems about Harvest Time for children 12) The Little Book of New Year Poetry – […]
Easter Fun! Jeany Bow is a bit of a rouge but she carries two baskets Decorated with flowers and ribbons and things Barbara wears flashing fluffy pink bunny ears And helps Jeany to fill both of them with chocolate eggs Marshmallow Easter bonnets made on digestive beds Ginger biscuits shaped like bunnies and chicks All […]
The Easter Egg Hunt In the garden in the spring There is an extra special thing In the garden hidden and hiding Lay little chocolate eggs for finding Bunny lollies and marshmallow chicks And reusable iridescent eggs just for kicks Jean is waiting for her friends She’s got out the colouring pens Mummy’s sorted baskets […]
🙂 It has been a most productive month and I now have so many more projects to finish! (Doh!) Here are some pictures I’ve done to accompany the poems 🙂
Merry Christmas! Well it was hard work especially being in the last trimester of pregnancy but here is the printed out Festive Poetry! It being read to Jean! Hope you’ve had a good one – and Happy New Year 🙂
This week has seen me trying to get the poems to fit with the illustrations – in some cases being part of the illustrations – it has been another of those tears and shouting weeks! But it is done! And now I shall print, make cover and read to small child!
I have taken my husband at his word and made a set of Christmas cards from the images! It is probably too late this year but they are avalible here. Some people I know will be getting these through their letter boxes! And again I come to the conclusion that I am not going to […]