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Here are some of the original outlines I drew for My Heart is a Compass before adding the backgrounds, patterns, and colors to the work. I saved them as I went along so that parents, teachers, and librarians who are focusing on the book can have something interactive to print out for the kiddos to be involved in. Hands-on is fun! (These should be about 8.5″ wide by 8.5″ tall.)
Be creative! Maybe you can get them to draw something important to them in the heart, or get them to draw a scene of something that makes their best friend laugh when they can tell they are feeling blue.
Hey ghoulz! (That’s what I call my fanz. It starts from my Craftyghoul crochet blog and Facebook page, but also includes all of my fans here on my Starling blog and such. If you’re reading this, chances are you’re one of my ghoulz!) I have finally done it! I published one of my children’s books! Yaaaay! I’m thinking it’s for around preschool/kindergarten age, but I think even adults should be able to enjoy the artwork and the message of compassion and empathy. It’s the kind of book you can read to a child up until they’re able to read it themselves and understand the message more and more fully as time goes by. I was looking to make a story that is both simplistic and complex at the same time so that hearts of all ages will thump with endearment at the pages. I think the more times I read through it, the deeper the meaning becomes to me as well, so I hope all my ghoulz and baby ghoulz out there will enjoy every page!
My heart is a Compass is an endearing story that encourages children to listen to their conscience, developing empathy and realizing the fulfillment that comes with following your heart.
I would like to get serious for a moment, ghoulz. I have a lot of limitations because I am sick, and one of the only ways I can effect the world around me is with my Facebook pages and blogs here online. Publishing this book is a really big deal to me, and it takes me a pretty long while to accomplish things like this. I would like to thank all my followers, all my ghoulz, for all your laughs, likes, comments and attention. An artist can be as crafty as their heart can muster, but if there is no one to see the artist, it all falls short of fulfilling. The old riddle goes, “If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?” My answer to this has always been, “Does it matter if it makes a sound if there is no one there to hear it?” Thanks for hangin’ around with me, ghoulz! Thank you very much!
~ Starling
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