Let's READ Barbara Reid!

Barbara Reid's children's books are some of my most favourite picture books, and I was so excited to introduce you to them after Spring Break.  The stories are great, but my favourite part of these books are the pictures. Barbara Reid uses plasticine to create beautiful, and delightfully detailed images. They are so unique, and really bring the story to life.

Below is a video of Barbara Reid reading her book "Perfect Snow" taken from her You Tube Channel (BarbaraReidAuthor). I hope you enjoy the story, but if you're like me the pictures may just steal the show!

 

  The pictures in a book can be such a powerful tool in storytelling, Barbara Reid's work always reminds me of this. I know each of you have a story to tell, so I wanted to give you each the chance to work with plasticine to create your own images. You can still do this from home. If you don't have access to plasticine you can use play dough. I will include a recipe for homemade play dough at the end of this post if you don't have any at home already. 

 Barbara Reid has many different video tutorials on her YouTube Channel that help guide and inspire art with plasticine. Below, I have posted the video about Spring trees.  I hope it inspires you to get creative!  I will be posting pictures of my plasticine art on my instagram (andersonslittlelibrary) and would love to see yours too! You can e-mail them to me (micanderson@sd73.bc.ca) or post them on Instagram (with an adult's permission) using the hashtag #andersonslittlelibraryart. 

 

Homemade Play-Dough Recipe: 

         Ingredients:

• 2 cups plain flour
• 1 cup salt
• 1 tbs oil
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 2-3 drops liquid food colouring
  
  Method:
  1. Mix the flour and salt together.
  2. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
  3. Once combined, knead the dough. 
  4. Add more flour if the dough feels too moist/ or more water if too dry.