A "Crafty" Book about Autumn

by Marty Layne
(Victoria, BC, Canada)

Self published, printing by Island Blue Print

Hurry, Hurry, Hurry, Hurry, we must all get fat and furry

I was taking photographs of my needle felted little fuzzies, when I realized that I had a story with a needle felted pumpkin, squirrel and dog and Little Blue Feather, a doll I'd made out of pipe cleaners, felt, and wooden beads. Later that same day as the sun was shining on a crisp clear end of September day, I took photos outside to illustrate another story about the coming of winter. Three little needle felted bunnies and Little Blue Feather did a great job posing, and before you know it, the story wrote itself, loosely based on a song I've been singing for the last 26 years.

I recently read it to 6 classes of children k-3. They were absolutely engrossed and delighted. "Will you write more stories?" asked one little boy.

"Absolutely," I answered.

It's a small book a little smaller in size than the Beatrix Potter books. Lovely for little hands to hold. The illustrations capture the comforting flavor of the story and add a sense of magic.

Visit Marty Layne's Autumn Stories.