Sweet Pea Fairies

We have been spending a lot of time in the garden lately. We have set up a vegie patch, planted some flowers in pots and have been enjoying the feeling of satisfaction that comes from having things grow.

I was delighted to come across the Yates May Gibbs Sweet Pea Fairy seeds and think I will have to spread some of these around. Although they won’t come up until Spring I can’t think of anything more gorgeous than a whole tribe of  little Sweet Pea Fairies in the backyard.

I think this is such a wonderful idea by Yates and the funds raised from the seeds go towards charities; the Northcott Society for Crippled Children and the Cerebral Palsy Alliance. And what a lovely way to combine reading an Australian classic and learning about nature.

Melbourne Little Big Shots 2011

Time for a giveaway!

We are very excited to again be supporting the Little Big Shots International Film Festival for Kids and giving away to our readers 10 double-passes to the festival!

We LOVE that there is a film festival especially for children and that some more of our favourite picture books have made their way to the big screen! This year the program includes the beloved classic The Gruffalo (we mentioned the trailer when it first screened on TV on our blog here) as well as Rob Scotton’s Splat the Cat and Mo Willem’s Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed.

One of the films I would dearly love to see is Shaun Tan’s The Lost Thing, one of my favourite picture books and the film adapation recently won this year’s Academy Award for Best Animated Short.

Soooo…. we have 10 double passes to give away to Package 3 of this year’s festival (which includes The Gruffalo and Naked Mole Gets Dressed) to one of two sessions on Thursday 9 Jun 2011 at 9:50 am or Friday 10 Jun 2011 at 11:30 am.

If you would like to win, please leave a comment on this post (or on the competition post on our Facebook page) before Wednesday 1 June. In your comment, please let us know which film(s) from the Festival program you are most looking forward to seeing and which of the two sessions above you could attend. (We will draw the winners at random.) Good luck!

A Golden Book gown fit for cinderella

Have you guys seen this? Oh my, what a beautiful homage to Golden Books, which form such an integral part of so many childhood reading memories…

The skirt is comprised entirely of the illustrations from Golden Books sewn together with metallic gold thread, and the bodice is made from the books’ foil spines. Can you imagine? Having glimpsed how carefully Lou curates the Golden Books bunting she has done for We Heart Books, I can only imagine how painstaking this cut and paste would be…

Here are some shots of the garmet under construction…

Go to Boston-based fashion designer Ryan Noveline’s site for more breathtaking images…

Want more we heart books?

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Leave us comments and questions…let us know what your little ones (and big ones) are reading. And stay tuned for give away details and special offers from the we heart books store.

It’s a lot of fun. Click here or on our little book below to be taken to our Facebook page…

oh, hello cute!

BookEnd Buddies and Book Lovers prints by Carolyne Tillery the amazing artist behind Etsy store oh, hello dear.

Carolyne also has a beautiful blog

I Love Books!

The cutest wallpaper for your iPhone by artist Mogu Takahashi.


http://poolga.com/poolga/mogu-books

Liberty via Lark

Wow, a big thanks to Allison, creator of the gorgeous shop and blog  Lark, for posting that Lauren Child has designed a collection of fabric for Liberty.

These are just two of her designs you can see more on the Liberty website.

Also on the Liberty website are collections designed or inspired by other children’s book illustrators like;

Jane Ray

Emma Chichester Clark

And Quentin Blake

What a stunning collection and perfect for a nursery! I will be keeping an eye out for these, thanks Allison.