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Published: 2011-12-19 15:43:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 1562; Favourites: 38; Downloads: 33
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When I little thing, my grandmother would always read me the book "Round Robin" by Jack Kent. [link]
It was a silly story about a robin who overindulged until he was too fat to fly south for the winter. Instead, he is forced to hop his way there in the snow and runs into all sorts of trouble. In the end, he loses the weight from hopping and makes it to a tropical paradise where his birdie friends are waiting for him. After he arrives, he is so hungry from hopping that he eats and eats and eats and gets too fat to fly back north. The End. Like I said, it's a silly story.

My grandma was kind enough to give me this storybook and for Christmas, I made her this illustration and framed it in an oval frame. I hope she likes it! I tried to keep that folk-art vintage-y feel.
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Comments: 7

Noctuart [2016-06-09 01:53:03 +0000 UTC]

This was my first-ever children's book! It's so great to see an artwork for it!

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nmrbk [2011-12-24 01:45:57 +0000 UTC]

awww so adorable! The original is cute too, but I love this design.<3

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chelseyholeman In reply to nmrbk [2011-12-24 16:35:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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Fairy-Slayer [2011-12-20 19:29:38 +0000 UTC]

It is a beautiful piece of folk art, especially with the geometric patterns used to create texture and color on its chest, and of course the actual feather textures. The bird looks fat and happy, and the border of its hopping tracks adds the charm of the story.

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chelseyholeman In reply to Fairy-Slayer [2011-12-21 00:16:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot!

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L3ti [2011-12-20 08:41:32 +0000 UTC]

such a cute tale, love the warm colors and patterns

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chelseyholeman In reply to L3ti [2011-12-20 13:03:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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