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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:07:35 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled The way we stroll...:
Faith said, "Some of us are supposed to be getting ready for a pop-up art sale next weekbut we keep getting lost the woods!The good news: new art flashcard sets are coming! I'll keep you posted.Here's to finding light and joy in the midst of the wild &..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 1:54:41 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled A little birdie told me...:
Faith said, " Here's a peek at some of my new treats: Tiny buttons! Prints!More batches of sight word cards - in new boxes to boot!Plus greeting cards, stickers, and small, gifty surprisesthat I'm still finishing. If you..." more
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 11:58:08 PM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled Kids' Caldecott Club, Part 1:
Faith said, "Kids' Caldecott Club is up and running!In our first session, we talked about the Caldecott award, and about how the Caldecott committee works. We talked about layers, theme, and tone in story, and what we will look for as we hunt for the most..." more
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 7:33:44 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled Caldecott Club:
Faith said, "It's Mock Caldecott season!Beginning November 4, we'll meet Thursdays at the Jefferson County Library in Port Hadlock,Washingtonfrom 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. Get ready to be wowed by beautiful reads,learn about the Caldecott selection..." more
Friday, October 28, 2016 6:38:29 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled boo !:
Faith said, "I'm playing with tiny paper people lately.It seems easier to figure out than real Halloween costumes.I keep hoping the wildebeests will agree to dress up like book characters. Easy characters. Like Baghead by Jarrett J. Krosoczka That sounds..." more
Monday, October 24, 2016 11:57:47 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled The Art of Mess:
Faith said, "My camera likes to find the glowy bits, the sacred more than the dirt. I got to talking with my sisters-in-law recently about the pressure of keeping up with Western "mom-culture," as seen through the filters of Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram,..." more
Friday, September 23, 2016 6:34:41 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled Chalk Lessons:
Faith said, "How do you feel about failure?This summer, we made chalk paint with cornstarch, food coloring, and water. Summery delight! See our driveway canvas? Little did we know that a thunderstorm brewed two hours away.All our chalky wonders..." more
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 6:01:37 PM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled First Day!:
Faith said, "Because we like to shoot at least an entire roll of virtual filmon the first day.No jitters here!Birdy just wants to meet the classroom bunny! The fella dealt with his jitters by making faces. Here's to the firsts in life, my friends..." more
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 7:19:52 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled Magic Spells for Improving Your Craft:
Faith said, "Here is a little something I wrote for Puddle Jump Collective about magic and art-making: My twins just read the Harry Potter series -seven books and one play.My whole rabble of wildebeests is now running through the house with pointy sticks,..." more
Friday, August 26, 2016 5:54:44 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled Puddle Jump !:
Faith said, "It's here! It's here! It's here!Puddle Jump Collective : 13 children's book author / illustrators combining forces to showcase art, discuss craft, collaborate, and contribute to the kidlit world. We'll blog, share projects, and splash often.I'm..." more
Thursday, August 25, 2016 10:56:43 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled Paris party!:
Faith said, "Let them eat cake!Sweetness from Cafe Pray... It's always fun to play with noses on famous art... They puzzled over my hand-drawn pieces of Picasso's Woman & Bird and then played "Pin the Nose on the Picasso" After a scavenger hunt,..." more
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 11:56:26 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled Coming soon...:
Faith said, "They say some people match their dogs.I wish I had a dog so I could know what I look like.I so often enjoy looking behind the camera at the world.For an upcoming project, I was asked to make a kid portrait of myself. A selfie? A sketchie? A..." more
Thursday, July 28, 2016 1:22:55 PM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled Parlez-vous party?:
Faith said, "It's birthday week for my three girls. It took them awhile to agree on a theme. Paris + kitty cats + French pastries. Kitty cat cafe ?Ooh la la. And you know me - I love any chance to make art,especially for a party.After researching all..." more
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 1:34:02 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled Aloha:
Faith said, "A small friend is turning 6 in two weeks.She lives across the country, and we can't make it to the luau party.We can't come for cake and balloons and birthday hugs,but we can send pineapplesand kitties and fancy toothpicks...." more
Friday, June 17, 2016 6:12:36 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled School's out!:
Faith said, "Goodnight, pencil jars. Goodnight, lunchboxes. School's out!Hello, sunshine books. Hello, swing seats. Hello, sandy feet. Summer is in session!Summery reads: Sam and Jump by Jennifer K. MannA..." more
Friday, June 3, 2016 11:31:05 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled SAM and JUMP:
Faith said, "Today the wildebeests and I traveled to Eagle Harbor Book Company for a book party.Jennifer K. Mann's book SAM and JUMP is freshly out in bookstores, so we hopped over for the book birthday celebration.So many delicious new books. Drool!..." more
Friday, June 3, 2016 11:31:05 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled borrow:
Faith said, "A happy accident in pencils, cardboard backing and color palette experimentsis my latest submission to the May SCBWI Insight's prompt word "borrow."Don't you love getting to borrow from all the delicious books waiting in the library?Here's a..." more
Friday, May 6, 2016 7:00:23 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled 3000 chairs:
Faith said, "Because... of this poem by Children's Author Nicola Davies, and the #3000chairs project.It's worth every second it takes to read. My husband and I had the opportunity to spend time in Kosovo with war survivors - refugees who returned to their..." more
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 7:39:18 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled Poet Tree:
Faith said, "Apparently, it's Poetry Month. Only, I've been a little distracted.I skipped off to the cityfor my local SCBWI meeting - an art show,a lecture from book-wise and witty editors Mary Kate Castellani and Caroline Abbey,and then a consultation and..." more
Thursday, April 14, 2016 1:58:22 PM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled Pirates in the Library:
Faith said, "It's National Library Week.How glad I am for libraries this week and always.How rich it is to have a place to borrow books, to load up on research, art, music, words, and stories!How glad I am for the staff at my library, gracious souls..." more
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 9:50:08 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled Happy birthday:
Faith said, "Happy birthday, Beverly Cleary. Thank you for Henry, Ramona, and Beezus.Thank you for Klickitat Street. Thank you for your books. "
Sunday, April 10, 2016 8:55:51 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled Postcards and clever cows:
Faith said, "Guess what came in the mail? Here's a hint: they rhyme with "host-guards" and "wizness-bards."Don't they look exciting?I'm pretty smitten with the packaging from Moo.I think they know about the little party that happens whenever new cards..." more
Thursday, April 7, 2016 11:05:37 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled Spring sale:
Faith said, "Because you always wanted to save 10% in my shopwith the code Spring16. Birthday cards? Wall art? Sight word flashcards, anyone? A gift for your teacher, your pre-K, your kindie... A gift for your walls... My Spring Sale..." more
Thursday, March 31, 2016 3:24:37 AM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled Bucket List:
Faith said, "Things to do on your third stroke-aversary:Sketch. Read.Write.Dig for treasure. My treasure might be hiding in the mountain of dirty laundry downstairs.Or maybe in shuttling wildebeests to lessons, or practice.Or maybe the treasure is in..." more
Saturday, December 24, 2016 11:19:26 PM
Faith Pray wrote a blog post titled advent friends:
Faith said, "Here are the polar friends, nearly finished,hoping to bring light and love into the world.They kind of make me feel like the party has arrived. See? They even brought candy canes and made cookies. I kind of forgot to make..." more