30 days :: 28

Snow today....outside and in.
Creating and reenacting one of his favorite book scenes of the moment.

Comments

[Susan Gibbs]

The Ox Cart Man?

[mary]

Super cute. I love the little Carharts.

[cloth.paper.string]

i so love how books broaden and expand our minds... and mini-carharts, too!

[sarah]

Farmer Boy? That's what's constantly being read in our house these days. We're always starving after reading about those stacks of pancakes dripping with maple sugar and butter.

[melody]

Little house on the prairie series? Farmer Boy? We love that book... I love the Carharts...

[SOULEMAMA]

Yes...the Little House books. The favorite scene being when Almanzo and Cap Garland set off for the wheat in a snowstorm. In The Long Winter.

;)

--amanda

[Meg]

Such fun! I remember reenacting my favorite book scenes when I was little. :)

[maya]

I can't wait until my little girl is old enough to read those books!

And I love all the browns in your photo. So serene.

[AmyDe]

Oh I can't wait. We've read the first book, but haven't delved into the series yet. I think we'll tackle that this summer. Thanks for the inspiration!

[betz]

uh oh...day 28. Your 30 days are almost up. Hope the manuscript is coming along well. Love your 30 day blog concept to get you through...

[camerashymomma]

the long winter indeed... what a beautiful photo. love the carharts!

[Caren]

My little girl loves to wear her Carhart overalls "just like Papa!" I can't wait to read the Little House books to her! They were annual reads for me for about seven years.

[Kim]

such a creative little mind - love it!

[Jessica Keith]

Oh, that's precious. Watching books come alive to little ones is one of my favorite things.

[Kate]

Oh I would have recognized that scene anywhere, we just finished The Long Winter at our house!!

[Grace]

Sweet. We read these last year. So much good play to be had from the inspiration they contain. They were my faves as a little girl, too.

[Tere]

The colours in his outfit suit the image perfectly. What cute little chubby fingers too. Don't you love little chubby fingers?

[Lila]

As usual :: great picture . Love the scene and the colors. Very peaceful. Your 30 day picture blog is almost over... But i am sure you have more sweet things for us , readers, in your handsewn
sleeves...

[Ali]

love this

[Miriam]

One of my favorite scenes from a book too. Oh so many hours I spent reading all those books over and over.

[HomeGrownLife]

My guess is "Ox-Cart Man"... this book captures everyone in our house.

[Meg]

love the project! You've inspired me to begin my own :) I'm hoping you'll extend your 30 days to 60!

[charlotte]

wow, that ox looks like he's actually turning his head to say...ok, ready, let's go! and your dear boy even dressed to match the scene. amazing! xo

[Julie Roth]

oh.. and to think of a snowy day with a little Mary Oliver as well as those imaginative children... heaven.

[meg]

and it is indeed a long winter.

[AMBER]

Oh, my kids love to do this, too! I think it really enhances book's magic to bring them into our own lives...

[Molly]

Ah snow... it's so beautiful too. Ours was big and fluffy! :)

[lissilulu]

I love,..love it when kids recreate.
Ir ead above that he is doing it from the Long Winter...I have read that book for the past 3 winters until this winter when I started taking some classes at the college and forgot to read it.(probably because i am reading so much else)
great job to him!!
lori

[heidi]

so very sweet and creative!

[Peggy]

I had to comment to say that I love love love a little man in Carharts!

[Danielle]

I LOVE the lil' Carharts! My little one had a pair the same color when he was tiny and I was so sad when he outgrew them! SO CUTE!

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[petitemite]

beautiful pictures here ! happy to discover this blog !!!

[Audra Marie]

What a fun idea! My kids haven't figured out how to reenact scenes from books much. You are a very creative mama.

[molly]

Very cute. I hear felt is a very heavy load to haul. My little guy made a horse and buggy out of Legos last night while I was reading out loud. I should have taken a picture, but he insisted I read into the walkie-talkie (so that it sounded like a book on tape), so my hands were a little tied up.

[melody]

I knew it had to be a little house book. They are very big at our house too.