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Our first grader is reading various books in the Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne as part of her curriculum at school and they are wonderful! Last spring I offered to help her multi-age program's teachers with classroom decorations and they took me up on it. So I have been creating a larger-than-life book "cover" for each of the books the kiddos read. I have had so much fun creating them -- I don't always duplicate the original cover, my cover ideas usually come to me as my daughter and I read the books aloud or I use another illustration. Anyway, I've created covers for the first three using a standard sized poster board (28" x 22"), my Cricut (of course!), ink, chalk, pens and lots of adhesive. If you'd like details on what cartridges I used, drop me a line and I'll give you the info. Thanks for looking! Edited: I can't seem to get the photos to show up. So if you don't want to have to click a million times, go to my blog! Thanks. Edited by user Friday, October 01, 2010 2:49:17 PM(UTC)
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Wow...I work at a school library and those book covers are awesome!! You should be very proud of your work. 
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OMG these are WONDERFUL. So detailed and beautiful colors.You did an awesome job.How long does each one take you? I can tell you used paper doll dress up on these...my favorite cart when doing kid stuff 
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Wow... those are incredible!! You did a fantastic job!!
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they are fantastic 
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Great job! Hope you laminated them so they will last for a long time.
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Wow, I love these, they are so professional looking!
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I opened all three of the bookcovers.!!!!! They are beautiful. Any school would be so blessed to have you volunteering to do these wonderful Posters. Makes me want to read these books with my Grandkids.
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What a great idea!! You did a wonderful job!!! ;) Wendy www.cricutyourclassroom.com
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Wow you did a wonderful job.
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These are beautiful. Great job! TFS
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Wow you did an amazing job on these they are so beautiful!
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OMG!!!!!
Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are very talented and those teachers and kids are VERY lucky!
TFS
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WOW! Just visited your blog and became a follower!
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Those are awesome! I loved reading those books with my daughter! You really captured everything in the books! Great job!
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These are really awesome!
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WOW!! These are absolutely amazing. Hopping right on over to your blog
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These are wonderful! You did an amazing job!
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Those are really great. I might have my grade 8s work on new covers for their literature circle books, using the cricut. They look so professional.
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amazing!
i really hope they've laminated these.. i'm sure your daughter is also very proud :)
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I absolutely love these!! Great job!! I help out in my daughter's library and I know these books are the kids favorites! Wonderful artwork you created.
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awesome job. I wish I was as creative and my kids were young enough I could do something like that.
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These are wonderful. I am trying to get back into a classroom - teacher without a job. Wish you could help me set up when I do.
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I love them. They must have took a lot of time. My students love those books too and they are fourth graders.
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WOW! these are sooooo awesome. Mr.Robinson would have love to have these book covers on his library walls. Thanks for sharing. I would love to know what carts you used.
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Your projects and your blog are awesome!
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frosty wrote:WOW! these are sooooo awesome. Mr.Robinson would have love to have these book covers on his library walls. Thanks for sharing. I would love to know what carts you used. The cartridges I used 99% of the time are Paper Doll Dress Up, Pooh & Friends (the tree tops), My World and Plantin SchoolBook. Thanks so much for taking the time to look at my projects! I have posters for books number 4, 5 and 6 in the works and will post them soon!
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omg these are gorgeous. Great work. Thank you for sharing these ideas!
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