I don't know how I've been blogging for over a year and haven't done a post about Ezra Jack Keats yet! And I am also a bad children's lit blogger in that I still don't own a copy of Keats' 'The Snowy Day'! I know, it's crazy that I don't own it, it's a classic! I plan to buy it for my daughters this Christmas. Speaking of daughters, I now have 3, not 2! My newest little girl Brielle is now 2 weeks old. :) So I thought 'Peter's Chair' would be a good post to commemorate that, as in the book Peter the older brother adjusts to his new baby sister. My older 2 girls seem to be adjusting pretty well so far to their baby sister... hopefully that continues!
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Cinderella - Disney Storybook Favorites
Love these gorgeous illustrations by Retta Scott Worcester, an illustrator for Disney in the 1930's and 40's. I learned an interesting fact - that Retta was best friends with Mary Blair! (another amazing Disney artist.) So funny as I had been thinking that her style reminded me of Mary's.
As I was thinking about the topic of Disney, I am realizing that my 7 year old has actually not seen a lot of the Disney movies. I think she may have seen parts of Cinderella but not the whole thing. She recently got the re-issue of The Little Mermaid on blu-ray for her birthday so now she has finally seen that one. Don't get me wrong, she watches more than her fair share of tv, but I just haven't had a lot of Disney movies around for her. She does watch the Disney Junior channel a lot and she would definitely love to go to Disney World! I would love to take the kids too - I did not go as a young child but I did go to Epcot Center when I was 16 and again when I was in my late twenties. Some of my favourite Disney films are Robin Hood, Peter Pan, The Aristocats, 101 Dalmatians, Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast, Finding Nemo, and more.
As I was thinking about the topic of Disney, I am realizing that my 7 year old has actually not seen a lot of the Disney movies. I think she may have seen parts of Cinderella but not the whole thing. She recently got the re-issue of The Little Mermaid on blu-ray for her birthday so now she has finally seen that one. Don't get me wrong, she watches more than her fair share of tv, but I just haven't had a lot of Disney movies around for her. She does watch the Disney Junior channel a lot and she would definitely love to go to Disney World! I would love to take the kids too - I did not go as a young child but I did go to Epcot Center when I was 16 and again when I was in my late twenties. Some of my favourite Disney films are Robin Hood, Peter Pan, The Aristocats, 101 Dalmatians, Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast, Finding Nemo, and more.
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Retta Scott Worcester
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