ZOMO THE RABBIT GAINS WISDOM

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Zomo!

Zomo the rabbit.

He is not big.

He is not strong.

But he is very clever.

Zomo The Rabbit is a trickster tale from West Africa by Gerald McDermott. McDermott was an award winning author, illustrator and film maker who specialized in mythology. Zomo The Rabbit is one of my recent recycled story projects featured at the end of this post. It was a trickster tale and a tricky collage to put together. I truly enjoyed saving this book and it also made me think about ALL of the wonderful stories that McDermott adapted. I also took the opportunity to reread several and I encourage you to read them as well.

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One of his most well-known trickster tales is the 1973 Caldecott Honor Book Anansi the Spider. He adapted many tales and won the Caldecott in 1975 for Arrow to the Sun a Pueblo Indian Tale. He also made a film version that is linked in the Horn Book Review above (click on Gerald McDermott!). 

There are so many ways to use these books in your classroom or as a family read. Teachers can inbox me for lesson plan assistance or google Gerald McDermott and you will find a mountain of materials. These books also make an amazing themed gift or you can visit your local library and read them for free!

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COLLAGES

Green Eggs and Ham Collage

In case you missed some of my earlier posts and you're looking for something to do on this cold January 1st day why not take some time to view some of the collages I made over the last two years in my archived posts. 

ALL of my collages except Green Eggs and Ham are for sale. My RECYCLED STORIES are one-of-a-kind and are made from a single damaged book. I detail my "process" in my first RECYCLED STORIES Blog post origin of my recycled stories. 

I have been making collages for many years but only recently decided to share. 2017 was the year I took my first step in sharing my work on this BLOG and by participating in a POP UP MUSEUM at Westerly Public Library where I shared my collage of The Rainbow Fish. The participants were gracious with their compliments. I have been making different types of collages for many years but only recently decided to share my picture book collages. The books I have shared on this site are generally well known and I used them in my own classroom. I thought I knew everything about them but in the process of making the collages I find out so many more interesting things about the story and the illustrations that further reinforces my belief that picture books are for every age. I hope when you view one of my collages it will inspire you to read and re-read the books with someone you love. Happy New Year.

The Rainbow Fish Collage