This is my niece Alice, who just turned 13 in November. For her birthday, she wanted a framed print of my illustration "Annie Had Tea with a Kingfisher", and I presented it to her at Thanksgiving. She has always been a big fan of my artwork. I am a very proud auntie.
Alice will be celebrating her Bat Mitzvah in early January. In preparation, Alice has chosen to donate children's books to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in Champaign, IL, as her Mitzvah project. She will be asking each guest to bring a new or gently used children's picture book to her Bat Mitzvah for the donation. Of course, because I am a children's book illustrator, I thought this was a wonderful idea, and I told her I would post about it on my blog to try and increase the number of books donated.
Do you have a book you would care to donate to DCFS? The organization aids in adoption services, social work, child abuse prevention and other related causes. If you are interested in donating a book for Alice's Mitzvah project, please email me or leave me a comment and I will give you information on where you can send it.
Here is the book I will be donating. It is a kindergarten leveled reader which I illustrated a couple of years ago:
Thanks everyone!
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By: Kathleen Rietz,
on 12/2/2008
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She is so sweet!! and who wouldn't look up to such a wonderful Aunt!!!
this is a great cause...Bless your hearts...
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Diana
That is so kind of your niece! Hope she has lots of luck with this :-)
You niece is a cutie and it's awesome that she looks up to you!
Kimberly
Adorable! Count me in to donate a book - send me the details and I'll put it in the mail. Tis' the season to give back, right?
Thank you so much Gina! I will contact you through your website later tonite. Thanks for your generosity.
Kate, I'd love to donate a set of my books! Please email me with the details :)
Congrats! She is so cheerful and high spirit, I am so glad to hear this good news that she has the interest to get involve in the creative line like us!
Indeed, it's a blessed & joyful journey making art!
The talent given by God:)