tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33826268975944080382024-03-05T04:06:01.177-06:00CeeCeeandFunnyMadameArtful Little Books for Children and Animals and those who Love them.CeeCeeandFunnyMadamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18221118593261266848noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382626897594408038.post-30035526778498106522021-01-17T16:14:00.003-06:002021-01-17T16:14:57.571-06:00Counting Birds Counts!<p style="text-align: center;"> Exciting news for those of us who like to count!</p><p style="text-align: center;">The Great Backyard Bird Count is coming. You can contribute to scientific information about bird populations by participating February 12 through February 15th.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Count birds in your backyard or out on your sidewalk or looking out your window.</p><p style="text-align: center;">You'll be a counter and a helper. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Here's where you can find more information. We'll be counting right along with you.</p><p style="text-align: center;">https://www.audubon.org/conservation/about-great-backyard-bird-count</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9eIph2ZCGH5BJpaPN1FsYu_PlRo_-OgN_Q3KSlapCyUQ8RQ5F3QJL2Br1DgJNmpkXTtQqpOx7k1rBxYuli7eMQKyvDJUe5B4sP0Rza3U6fIiZ0etg8Q7eXtgVXQEpF9F_5ymSSN2Jqi_h/s146/bird+heart.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="146" data-original-width="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9eIph2ZCGH5BJpaPN1FsYu_PlRo_-OgN_Q3KSlapCyUQ8RQ5F3QJL2Br1DgJNmpkXTtQqpOx7k1rBxYuli7eMQKyvDJUe5B4sP0Rza3U6fIiZ0etg8Q7eXtgVXQEpF9F_5ymSSN2Jqi_h/s0/bird+heart.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for your help!</div><br /><p><br /></p>CeeCeeandFunnyMadamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18221118593261266848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382626897594408038.post-26938896539646814402018-06-17T14:14:00.000-05:002018-06-18T16:56:17.059-05:00Buzz!<br />
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In the studio, Zeus has a nice, red bed. Today, it was raining all day and he took long naps. He looks sleepy.<br />
Wouldn't it be cozy to cuddle up with Zeus and read one of the books on the shelves. I think I'm going to have to do that very soon.<br />
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How many dogs in this picture? One dog. Charlie's friend, Schubert!<br />
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If you need help, ask. If you don't need help, say, <i>thanks, I'm doing this myself</i>. Either way, good for you! Winter days are good for doing and making. Enjoy these short days and use them up!<br />
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You could make some little boats. <a href="http://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-for-kids/recycled-cork-boats/">http://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-for-kids/recycled-cork-boats/</a><br />
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If you want to call someone on the phone, you must dial their phone number,<br />
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We have a procedure that we use to create our books.<br />
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Here are some examples of how a drawing was created.<br />
The artist looked at the dog. The artist took a photograph<br />
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Don't you wonder who this interesting creature is? Wouldn't you like to know this dog's story?<br />
If you like, write a story about this dog and we'll post it on our blog for others to read and enjoy! You can also tell us about the procedure you used to create your story.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The President of the USA (or write the President's name)</span><br />
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CeeCeeandFunnyMadamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18221118593261266848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382626897594408038.post-88865130819816434312016-04-11T19:05:00.001-05:002016-04-11T19:05:17.190-05:00Whoa! What’s Happening?<div>
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CeeCeeandFunnyMadamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18221118593261266848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382626897594408038.post-17688609936335097122014-12-09T10:20:00.001-06:002014-12-09T10:20:41.915-06:00Welcome!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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CeeCeeandFunnyMadamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18221118593261266848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382626897594408038.post-17323137917737179532014-08-19T11:20:00.000-05:002014-08-20T09:29:33.674-05:00Look What I Found!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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old bottles or pictures of birds, seashells, sticks. We say, look what I found,
isn’t it interesting?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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like such as a piece of colorful string or a beautiful rock you must
investigate. You must ask where did this come from, how did it get here, and
what is it for? The answers will only make you more interested in what you’ve
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very old. Or that the colorful string was made in a different country far, far
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reading an interesting, grown-up piece of writing by the writer Aimee Bender about
her favorite children’s book, I was thinking about my own very favorite
children’s book which is called, <b>The Snowy Day</b>. The man who
wrote the book also made the pictures that go along with the story. His name is
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>The Snowy Day</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is about a boy who has an exciting
adventure in the snow. It might seem funny to talk about a snowy day in the
middle of summer, but any time of year is a perfect time for a quiet, beautiful
book about thinking and playing which is what<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>The
Snowy Day</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is all about. My
favorite moment is when the boy is in the bathtub at the end of his busy day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Would you
like to hear and see the book? You can visit the website about the writer and
artist Ezra Jack Keats to hear his wonderful book<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>The Snowy Day</b>, read aloud. Here's
the address: <u1:p></u1:p>http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/fun-games/the-snowy-day-read-aloud/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This
website has a lot of other nice things to do including showing you how to make
your own books which sounds like lots of fun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 24.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you
are a grown up, you can read Bender’s thoughts about the book, <b>Good
Night Moon</b>,here.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/author/aimee-bender/">http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/author/aimee-bender/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">If you
are a child, after you read</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="line-height: 24pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><b style="line-height: 24pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">The
Snowy Day</b><span style="line-height: 24pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">, please find a copy of</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="line-height: 24pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><b style="line-height: 24pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Good
Night Moon</b><span class="apple-converted-space" style="line-height: 24pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="line-height: 24pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">by Margaret Wise
Brown. And read some more!</span></span></div>
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CeeCeeandFunnyMadamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18221118593261266848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382626897594408038.post-20355493790074120462014-06-23T10:46:00.000-05:002014-06-24T06:19:21.243-05:00Mary of Exeter & Sargent Stubby<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you know that both birds and dogs have served in the
military? These animals have helped countries and their soldiers perform their
jobs, kept us safe and provided valuable information. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a photo of a Carrier Pigeon named Mary of Exeter who
carried important documents and secret messages during World War ll. She
traveled many times between England and France wearing a small packing tube on
her back with the important information inside. Mary of Exeter was awarded a
medal for special service.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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who served for five years during the first World War. He was most excellent at
finding wounded soldiers by listening for their American voices. He received many
honors and was a brave and loyal dog.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today dogs continue to play a valuable role in the military.
We are grateful for their service and hope everyone comes home soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The world is an exciting place and every day our experiences
cause us to have many different feelings. When we tell a story or make a picture
it is a way of saying what is important to us, what is beautiful to us and what
is true for us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We might make a drawing of our cat asleep because we want to
understand how to be still. We paint a picture of a very tall tree because we
want to understand how to be strong, or we write a story about a girl on an
adventure because we feel restless</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes a person or a thing or an idea causes us to want make a picture or write. We look at a vase of flowers or we see something in a
window or we watch our dog and we are filled with excitement and curiousity.
This is called inspiration and it means that we want to celebrate something we
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She was beautiful and true which is why we put her in our book where now, even
though she is gone, we can always find her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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make both our books look so much better. They work to build businesses through strategic design and we appreciate them lending us their
time and talent. Find them at <b>info@odacreativedesign</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mr. Paul Gehl at the <b>Newberry Library</b> has graciously
accepted both books for the library’s permanent collection. We’re in their
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graduate studies to help with some blog/format issues. She’s a web and graphic
designer. You can find her really wonderful work at <b>www.behance.net/myrazeyzus</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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smell your ear sometimes. We hope you have good friends too. Thanks to
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CeeCeeandFunnyMadamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18221118593261266848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382626897594408038.post-3232938647479405032014-03-12T15:41:00.001-05:002014-03-12T15:41:57.347-05:00So What is a Glass Owl?<br />
When we started working on our new book we had to ask what a glass owl might look like. We had to use our imaginations to create something we'd never seen. It was very fun!<br />
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Try this sometime; put two words together like Noodle and Mouse or Fork and Fish. Then draw what you think a Noodlemouse or a Forkfish might look like. We'd love to see your pictures!<br />
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Speaking of owls, there are many, many interesting species. Want to learn more about owls? Visit the National Geographic site for kids. There are videos and lots of information.<br />
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Here is a picture of the beautiful Snowy Owl.<br />
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And, here is a picture of the beautiful Snowy Bess.<br />
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<br />CeeCeeandFunnyMadamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18221118593261266848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382626897594408038.post-48534284382722478822014-03-03T11:08:00.000-06:002014-03-05T09:23:37.924-06:00Guess What Flew In?The Glass Owl, our new book is here!<br />
Have you ever looked OUT a window to see who was OUTside?<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you ever felt this way? Our advice is to take a breath and ask for help, please.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fortunately everything is fixed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And we have exciting news to share about our new book! Check back soon, please.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you read any good books? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've been working on a new book. It's called, <em>The Glass Owl</em>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've been thinking about what a glass owl might look like and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what a glass owl might do.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">We look forward to sharing our new book with you soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some pictures of Bessie rolling around in the grass. She loves to do this. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do you love to do in summer?</span><br />
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that you absolutely have to know is the location of the library.” Why? Because
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has been accepted into the permanent collection at the Newberry Library in
Chicago, Illinois. The Newberry Library is a research library which people
visit to learn more about subjects that interest them. The library collection
holds hundreds and hundreds of books. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
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CeeCeeandFunnyMadamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18221118593261266848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382626897594408038.post-58085868504200569062013-05-01T10:07:00.002-05:002013-05-01T10:07:54.423-05:00Jump for Joy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is Zeus doing?</span><br />
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is jumping. He seems to think jumping is very fun! He jumps and jumps</span></span><br />
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you see in the picture? Can you count the paintings on the wall? Can you count the books on the shelf?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Can you count the boy's toes?</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Can you do some jumping? Oh, my gosh, it sure looks like fun! 1, 2, 3 jump!</span></span></div>
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</span></span>CeeCeeandFunnyMadamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18221118593261266848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382626897594408038.post-86936378422628962922013-03-18T12:02:00.004-05:002013-03-18T12:08:01.736-05:00Snow Zeus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's Zeus in the snow. He has a red ball in his mouth. You can also see that his nose is covered in snowflakes!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Have you ever tried
counting snowflakes? The first few are easy but if it’s really snowing it’s
almost impossible to count how many have fallen. Each snowflake is as different
as each person or dog. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you would like to know more about snowflakes we
recommend a wonderful book called, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Secret Life of a Snowflake: An Up-Close
Look at the Art and Science of Snowflakes</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> by </span></span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1/189-2981997-1329547?_encoding=UTF8&field-author=Kenneth%20Libbrecht&search-alias=books&sort=relevancerank"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 200%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kenneth
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hello,' says the barber, "would you like a hair cut?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"No," says the man, "I'd like them all cut."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can you imagine counting all the hairs on your head? It seems impossible. What else do you think it might be difficult to count; the grass, the stars, the cars on the highway?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you think of something that would be really hard to count please tell us. And tell us if you count something that seems like a lot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the meantime: our new friend Zeus got a haircut recently. We don't know how many hairs were cut but he sure looks different!</span><br />
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