{"id":969,"date":"2007-10-30T00:01:07","date_gmt":"2007-10-30T06:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=969"},"modified":"2007-10-31T07:10:21","modified_gmt":"2007-10-31T13:10:21","slug":"blogging-for-a-cure-day-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=969","title":{"rendered":"Blogging for a Cure, Day 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had planned on posting a book review today up above this snow schedule post, but then I saw this snowflake (also a Christmas-tree topper) for the 2007 Robert’s Snow: for Cancer’s Cure<\/a><\/strong> online auctions. It was created by illustrator Linda Wingerter<\/a><\/strong>. Why not let this sit atop our blog for a while in all its glory? Isn’t she gorgeous? As in, heart-stoppingly beautiful? Her name is Grace. I wouldn’t dare cover her up today. <\/p>\n

This snowflake\/piece of beauty by Linda did not make the illustrator list initially sent to me by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute<\/a><\/strong>, so it wasn’t assigned to a blogger in this whole Blogging for a Cure effort. And I don’t believe it’s posted yet at the auction site. But I’m happy to show it to you today and to tell you a bit about Linda if you aren’t already a fan: <\/p>\n

If you’re not familiar with Linda’s work, you can read our April interview<\/a><\/strong> with her, in which her talents as an illustrator, Blue Rose blogger<\/a><\/strong>, doll artisan, fire-spinner, puppeteer, and rollergirl are revealed. She’s probably best known for her illustrations in 2002’s One Grain of Sand: A Lullaby<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (Little, Brown and Company), a picture book adaptation of a lullaby<\/a><\/strong> written decades ago, which folksinger Pete Seeger<\/a><\/strong> composed for his daughter. Linda’s most recent book was 2005’s What Could Be Better Than This?<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Linda Ashman<\/a><\/strong> (Dutton Juvenile). It’s a twist on the traditional fairy tale, the story of a dragon-slaying king and his seafaring bride who finally find their “happily ever after” in the simple, everyday wonders revealed to them by their young child. You can read about all<\/em> of Linda’s illustrated titles thus far in that afore-linked interview. <\/p>\n

I failed to find out in which auction (Auction 1, 2, or 3) this snowflake\/tree-tropper will be included. But, since I have a feeling people will be very curious to know, I’ll try to find out today and amend this post later. <\/p>\n

ADDENDUM<\/em>: Okeley-dokeley. Linda’s snowflake will be auctioned off in Auction 3: December 3 to 7!<\/p>\n

Here’s today snow forecast: <\/p>\n

Tuesday, October 30, 2007<\/strong>:<\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/center><\/p>\n