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Ballet Shoes
It’s done! It’s finished! My website on Ballet Shoes can be found here: wethreefossils.weebly.com Funny, as I was trying to put finishing touches on it last night, I kept thinking of all kinds of other things I could have included … Continue reading
Delightful Surprises, part 2: Book Design
I spent this past weekend at the University of Illinois. It was perfect weather-wise: blue skies, 70 degrees, leaves changing = lots of walking. I’m a LEEP student in the CAS program, and we travel to campus once a semester … Continue reading
Delightful Surprises
For my children’s literature class, we choose a historical book to research. I’ve picked Ballet Shoes, which I loved as a child. First published in 1936 in England and in 1937 in the United States, Ballet Shoes was Noel Streatfeild’s … Continue reading