Collect all the cleaned pages and scale them to make a thumbnailBook for your dolls. Assemble a book the size of a small doll: True, it is spelled out and Crowe’s hair. Visitors can collect all the illustrations and verses of the birds “bird children” To print and build a little book of poetry for their dolls. Simply drag each png file. In the Word document, print, cut out all the pictures to the same size and staple the pages together at the left edge. Squeeze some white school glue along the pointed edge of the pages and attach a […]

Collect all the cleaned pages and scale them to make a thumbnailBook for your dolls. Assemble a doll-sized mini book: True, it is a depiction of a peacock and his hair. Visitors can collect all the illustrations and verses of the birds “bird children” To print and build a little book of poetry for their dolls. Simply drag each png file. In the Word document, print, cut out all the pictures to the same size and staple the pages together at the left edge. Squeeze some white school glue along the pointed edge of the pages and attach a cardboard […]

Collect all the cleaned pages and scale them to make a thumbnailBook for your dolls. Assemble a doll-sized mini book: Well, he painted and haired a duckling duck. Visitors can collect all the illustrations and verses of the birds “bird children” To print and build a little book of poetry for their dolls. Simply drag each png file. In the Word document, print, cut out all the pictures to the same size and staple the pages together at the left edge. Squeeze some white school glue along the pointed edge of the pages and attach a cardboard cover. In ducklings […]

Collect all the cleaned pages and scale them to make a thumbnailBook for your dolls. Assemble a doll-sized mini book: On the left, is a drawing of a cuckoo with his hair. Visitors can collect all the illustrations and verses of the birds “bird children” To print and build a little book of poetry for their dolls. Simply drag each png file. In the Word document, print, cut out all the pictures to the same size and staple the pages together at the left edge. Squeeze some white school glue along the pointed edge of the pages and attach a […]

Collect all the cleaned pages and scale them to make a thumbnail Book for your dolls. Assemble a doll-sized mini book: Right, is the swan illustration and verse. Visitors can collect all the illustrations and verses of the birds “bird children” To print and build a little book of poetry for their dolls. Simply drag each png file. In the Word document, print, cut out all the pictures to the same size and staple the pages together at the left edge. Squeeze some white school glue along the pointed edge of the pages and attach a cardboard cover. Madam Swan, […]

Cover illustration for “Children of the Birds” Each of the following birds contains a poem by Elizabeth Gordon and at least one example of a printable paper doll and coloring page, or a doll craft based on drawings by M.T. Ross in “Children of Birds” Both the author and illustrator of this vintage book wrote Introduction: Birds are but another expression of God’s love, and we are told that not even a sparrow will fall to the ground without notifying the Father. Birds are poetry that comes alive and listens to music. If you should stand on the edge of […]

Popovers had a visitor. He lived in a hand-painted yellow box and the lid of the box was held securely with a neat little buckle. Looking at the box, you would never dream of a visitor inside. You’ll probably think it’s a doll’s chest or a box that holds marbles or beads. But as soon as I unlocked – the back cover flew off and a pain! Even the visitor jumped in a way that would give anyone a head start. The Popovers were stunned, every single one. She even startles Elaine, though she has seen Jack jump out of […]

Aunt Amelia was going to town, shopping, and Ellen with Caroline, was going to stay home. Elaine didn’t mind, she had a busy day ahead of her. She was making a summer home for the Popovers under the apple tree. She had collected a few stones and pebbles wherever she could find them. She had a full bucket, a Red Sea beach pail full to the brim. She intended to isolate a bedroom, living room, and kitchen for the Popover family that very morning. “The popover needs a rustic air, and this is the best air, under the apple tree,” […]

Elaine had a new playmate and the Popovers didn’t like him at all. He was a white kitten, soft and furry and full of fun. His name was Blinky, and he did little all day but play. Caroline’s friend Sarah, who lived in a house with a buxom mother cat, gave it to Caroline to give to Elaine. And Aunt Amelia, who was not fond of cats, said that Pinky might stay, at least until Elaine came home. Ellen would have loved to do nothing better than to hold Blinky in her lap and stroke his soft fur and let […]

Aunt Amelia went to visit. She had been gone for two days, and both Ellen and Uncle Henry missed her very much. It wasn’t a pleasant trip for Aunt Amelia. She had gone to see a sick friend and intended to go home as soon as her friend was better. And it so happened that as soon as Aunt Amelia was out of the house even who should come, quite unexpectedly, for a short stay, from his Uncle Henry Mary Jane. Ellen had never seen Aunt Mary Jane. And she was found by a tall, slender lady, her gray hair […]