
I chose Wag a Tail to talk to Smarty about the art of collage. She was not interested in the story that is more appropriate for 2-3 year olds, but was intrigued by the last page introducing different breeds of dogs and their qualities. She decided that an ideal dog for our family would be a Boston terrier since he is friendly, smart, and doesn’t need a lot of exercise. She also informed me (again) that she really wants a cat.

I asked Smarty if she wants to make a collage of her own, and she agreed. However, while rummaging for collage materials, she suddenly had a fundamentally different idea. She spied some foam butterflies that I had forever and wanted to make a Christmas ornament with them. Umm… Not exactly what I had in mind, but I went along. Then she announced that she wants to sew buttons on her ornament to decorate it

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I love the look of concentration on her face as she sews the button on. her ornament is so pretty.
Her choice of activity makes me laugh - it's something my kids would come up with! Her butterfly looks great - where did you find such fun buttons?
I've read a ton of Ehlert's book but somehow we missed this one. My 2 year old LOVES dogs. I can't wait to get this for him. She did great with her christmas button butterfly. Good for you for following her lead!
I thought we had read everything by Ehlert, but I am not familiar with this book.
Our high temps are in the 70s now and the kids already miss the pool and beach.
I love Ehlert's work, also. I think it's wonderful Anna was inspired and came up with such a creative project!
What a wonderful idea! I love the idea of sewing onto butterflies! Thank you for linking to Read.Explore.Learn.
So glad that you shared on our Virtual Book Club this month! I adore Lois Ehlert for her bright and colorful images, that no childhood should be without. It's great to see how it inspired your daughter to create her own collage. We did Waiting For Wings, she might enjoy that one a little more. Can't wait to see what you share next month with Amy Rosenthal!
I love how Anna turned it into her own project! Sewing buttons on butterflies is a really cool idea too.
I agree Elhert seems more like an artist than an author, but I guess that line rather overlaps.
I love her making Christmas ornaments, I could see my kiddos doing that.
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