Last summer, a mysterious package arrived for me in the mail. It was from Suzanne Ellison, whom you know better as Suzo, our indefatigable researcher, aka The Saucy Indexer. Inside was an incredible handmade book, written and illustrated by Suzo, “The Dream of the Joiner.” And it was furoshiki-wrapped (see below). Oh, that I had a quarter of Suzo’s imagination – and a scintilla of her amazing ability to construct pop-up books (for lack of a better descriptor for the interactivity…though “pop-up book” seems insufficient for this handmade delight.). Suzo is the best! And I meant to share this long before now. But today, it was quiet enough in the shop that I could record it.
With apologies for my attempt at character voices (I fear I forgot which voice went with which character from time to time) I give you “The Dream of the Joiner” in a video reading (and do read the left-hand pages, with information about the illustrations – I did not include that text, because it’s not part of the narrative). The folding/moving/turning parts of this book are even more impressive in person, but I hope this will suffice.
Thank you again, Suzanne, for this amazing gift (which lives on a shelf well out of reach of the cats)!
– Fitz
p.s. If you haven’t already seen it, also watch Chris read his book by Suzo, “A Visitor Comes to Covington.”
Yay! It’s Fitz Book Sunday again!
Wow!
That is an amazing work of art and a great story!
I kept reaching for the screen wanting to turn the page.
-T.
Blimey! What a story! What an adventure!
I take my hat off to the author and extend sincere compliments for the reading of ‘t – you did the voices very well indeed!
Brilliant! A joy to experience the story, the art and the reading
Great work, Megan! It gave me Solas in my despair over a late delivery of an old Stanley 7, type 10. I’m easily despaired. Have you given any thought to adopting the mouse’s voice as your standard?
Megan, That was a delightful and most interesting story. You did a fine job of narrating it. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
Cheers,
Michael
And I forgot to add in my previous comment, what a superbly written and marvelously illustrated book by Suzanne. My sincere thanks to her for creating and making such a richly detailed story and book. Great.
Cheers,
Michael
I fine story and an equally melodious voice. A Sunday afternoon well-spent. Thank you.
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A story of a joiner who saves cats who is then saved by cats, all her feline friends I presume. A kind and gentle story from one friend to another. Thank you for sharing it.
Precious! Well done and thank you for sharing this with your followers .
Thank you for the fine evening entertainment, could not have asked for better.
Thank you for sharing your reading today. It was worth the wait. And it is good to be enjoyed.