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Category: Little Reads

An Inside Look into mer’s Fairy Friends Books!

Illustration Little Reads October 11, 2016October 29, 2016 by Merrilee

I’m so excited to share a more in depth look at my Fairy Friends books? If you’re familiar with my fairy friends nature paper dolls, which you can download and decorate here,  you’ll see where this series started to take flight. I loved using nature to transport these little sprites into the very real and magnificent world …

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PLAYFUL: Fun Projects to Make With + For Kids available for pre-order!

Play Little Reads April 16, 2014September 2, 2014 by Merrilee

Just wanted to pop in and share that my book PLAYFUL: Fun Projects to Make With + For Kids is up on Amazon for pre-order. We had gone back on forth on a cover and they cover committee settled on this one.  So fun! PLAYFUL is divided into five categories—Playful Dress Up, Playful Toys, Playful …

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Today We Read…

Little Reads September 16, 2013October 16, 2013 by Merrilee

One of my favorite things about September is getting back into a solid book reading routine with the littles. Yes we still read over the summer but with so many outings and later than usual bedtimes, it just wasn’t as consistent as it is during the school year. And like so many of you, we …

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Back-to-School Lacing Bookmarks

Create Little Reads September 14, 2012February 20, 2013 by Merrilee

Back-to-school for us always means a lot of reading (yippee!!) so the boys and I came up with a lacing bookmark craft to make the daily read that much more enjoyable. To see how to make your own, head on over the Handmade Charlotte for the full tutorial! We are now in the process of …

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Childrens Picture Book Advent Calendar

Celebrate Little Reads November 30, 2011January 21, 2018 by Merrilee

In addition to our Random Acts of Advent calendar, I wanted to introduce a new advent idea for this Christmas season. I love and adore children’s picture books and, being an illustrator myself, have quite a collection of them. As of last year, I decided that I wanted to collect enough children’s Christmas picture books …

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My Doll Shop

My Doll Shop

My book: PLAYFUL

My book: PLAYFUL

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