Addie has reached that point in childhood where her one of her very favourite things is to do is to swing. Luckily for her, the neighborhood we moved to this past winter seems to have at least one or two homemade swings up on every block. We will often spend our afternoons walking and discovering new swings. Addie is very enthusiastic about trying and critiquing each and every one, and by this time she definitely has her favourites. Many times I will have to walk strategically if I ever want to get anywhere!
Here is Addie on her very favourite swing of all... (so far!)
Partly because of Addie's current affection for swinging, and partly because
Julie Morstad is one of my very favourite artists, I knew the very instant I saw her new book that I would just love it!
"The Swing" is full of Julie's beautiful illustrated interpretations of
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic poem, and it is so beautiful. Perfect for any child.
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Oh I loved that poem as a child. It was in my copy of A Child's Garden of Verses, I believe.
oh, would love to add this to my collection! how fun!
oh, what a beautiful book!
What a lovely looking book. It makes me want to swing again!
I'd love to win a copy of that book for my daughter, Maggie. She loves swings (her favorite part of any park) and I know she'd love that book. Thanks for the chance to win your giveaway!
looks like a sweet book! my 5 year old would love it as well :)
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Beautiful book and a lovely post. Makes me want to swing.
What an adorable book... and little girl :)
this has always been one of my favorite poems. I'd love to have it in a beautiful book format to share with my son!
I'd love to share the book with my little one. How fun!
What a beautiful post and what a wonderful giveaway! I would love a chance to win one of these books :)
Michelle
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I always love finding new children's illustrators--looks like a gorgeous book!
Oh I really like these neighbour photos. I hope we get a sunny september because this is really making me want to go on some nice walks ^___^ So cute to have neighbourhood swings!!
I don't know that poem, but I love Julie Morstad's work - it looks like a beautiful book, something my small people would really enjoy. They are both swing enthusiasts too.
What a sweet book, I'd love to win a copy for my girls. Thanks for the giveaway.
Amanda
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We installed an indoor swing so that on rainy days or during the long Winnipeg winter, our 2 year old Kaia can pretend she's at the park.
Andrea
ajeros@rocketmail.com
This is wonderful! We have a swing connected to our new fort (the kids call it the "chicken coop") and both of mine would love this book! Thank you so much for the chance.
Sacha, Misha and Liza Jane Logan
PO Box 996
Carbondale, Co. 81623
How fun! Such a lovely book. My daughter, like your Addie, loves to swing too. My favorite part is her boisterous, "Weeeee!" as she swings. Your blog is lovely.
And by the way, my name is Lisa Locklin. Whoops!
Thanks for the giveawaw. I have never heard about this book, so if I am lucky I will enjoy it with my three little girls.
Ma from Barcelona, Spain
My Fiona loves to swing as well. Beautiful book and I wish we had neighborhood swings.
What a gorgeous little book... I'd love to share it with my little kiddlets...
grace
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What a beautiful book! I'd love a chance to win one. Thank you so much. (And neighborhood swings? How cool. We need some of those.)
What a nice reinterpretation of that poem. I'd love to add that board book to our new baby's library!
Thanks for such an inspirational blog!
k
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What a lovely book. I am sure my twins would love it.
Maria from Sydney
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My Daughter would LOVE this beautiful book!
Sasha
trackandfielddesigns@hotmail.com
Such an adorable book...I love to swing!
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing ever a child can do!
robayre ( at ) aol dot com
Those are beautiful photos of her and her swing. Sounds like a fun neighborhood. There was awhile when my son (albeit much younger) wanted to hug each tree he passed on our walks. It wasn't that easy to get home from the park with any speed.
I have three littles who love to swing and would love this book!
I love that your neighborhood just has swings throughout it. I'd love to be entered to win a copy!
That book looks beautiful, what lovely illustrations. I have one boy who loves to swing (too high for my liking!), and another that's afraid of the swing. My husband made a tree swing in our backyard, not sure who loves it more, my son or me :)
What a beautiful book! Both of my daughters get such joy from a ride in a swing!
what darling illustrations. I will go and have a look at this illustrator. I'd just love to win this book for my Noah and Katia.
Thanks! xox
Johanna
johanna@birdsonawirephotography.ca
Swings! We have a swing on the neighborhood playground out our front door and (because of Seattle weather) one hung up in our garage. Never ending swinging! How neat to have them scattered around your new neighborhood:) Beautiful book! Kindly, Jessi
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Swings...rediscovered thanks to our grand daughter. Higher! higher! are her favorite words when seated on a swing. She would love the book, I'm sure!
zenitude(at)live(dot)ca
beautiful! we'd love to read it over here :)
lovely!
My four year old girl would love that book. We have been looking for a swing to replace her baby bucket swing just this weekend.
Oh, I remember very well how I loved my swing as a little girl! Hope it works for little boys as well... Maybe if I start by reading this book to them? :-)
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My two little boys love to swing and love to read books together - it would be perfect for them. fingers crossed.
it looks so simple and sweet.
thanks for the chance ♥
My daughter loves to swing, too!we always love book suggestions, too!
My daughter has also recently discovered the neighborhood swings and we both love the spontaneous swinging on our walks. Thanks for sharing the book - I am a huge Julie Morstad fan and just saw today that she has a new book.
Still, I do swing once in a while. It gives the tickles to tummy and a small feel of an adventure.
Happy new week to you!
That last book spread looked like a little Addie swinging. So sweet.
The illustrations are gorgeous! I hope I get to read this book to my son. :)
what a lovely giveaway. beautiful book...
greetings from Germany
wkropka
Beautiful book. Would be a lovely addition for my baby's little library
We just put up a little swing in the back yard.... It is so cute how much Eve enjoys it, but, I'm finding it hard to get anything else done out there! Haha!
wow! gorgeous looking book! i can't wait to have a peek inside one. Addy looks soo cute in those bright yellow shoes too!
Whenever the sun is shining I'm being asked non stop "can you push me higher and higher still mum?". Two little girls and a swing... and a mum who shivers at seeing how high they go on our garden swing.
Since this summer, we've got the exact same 'swing seat' as Addie is on in the picture and for the kids this is the best swing seat ever.
And what a great givaway. The book is just lovely.... who knows, we might just actually win a copy...
Oh so nice! My little girl likes to swing too! She will love the book! ;o)
Very nice giveaway!
Greetings from Germany
Jenny
Hello !
Thanks for this beautiful contest.
As I would love my babygirl to come (she should arrive this month) to be swinging with the same big smile as Addie, I would be glad to read this book.
Greetings from Lyon, France
Pascaline (pascalic@free.fr)
I loved that poem and also the one about traveling in the train. Even if I don't win I'm going to search for this book
Ahh...swinging...my 4 year od daughter is enthusiastic about that and loves it as much as I did. Higher and higher. I realised that these days I'm more afraid of the height.
The book looks very very nice and would be wonderful for practising English.
I always wanted to add that I love your post (which might have to do with the fact having relatives on Vancouver Island and love Vancouver myself)
Cheers
Silke from Germany
bec-etz@gmx.de
How wonderful to live in a neighborhood where a child can find random swings. Those pictures of Addie are adorable. My son would probably love the book as well.
I love the drawings and my child adoooores swinging, she could spend hours and hours swinging, I think we could love the book too...
So much fun! I remember when my daughter first discovered swinging- the look on her face was pure joy. Thanks for offering this great giveaway.
Susan H
skh519@yahoo.com
I love Julie Morstad and my daughter who is 4 loves to swing. This would be perfect for her. Addie looks adorable and so happy swinging.
I can't pass up a chance for one of these awesome books! Swing-a-ding-ding!
What a lovely book. Illustrations look so nice!! Please, enter my name into this giveaway. Love, Ivana
I love this poem! Hope I win for my grandchildren!
Oh, this book looks stunning! What fun!
Gorgeous book and such a sweet poem. I have a 20month old who loves to swing.
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This is very nice shout out!
Such a beautiful book to share with my children.
maitena977@hotmail.com
Beautiful book, wonderful post! It's the little things, isn't it??
Amieeaya@gmail.com
We need to get this book! :D
I sometimes let my almost 3 year old daughter watch Classical Babies Poetry show and her absolute favorite is The Swing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRTve5Q0s_M). She gets so happy and excited; singing and swaying along.
I'm so excited to see that a book version (with beautiful illustration) will be out soon. We could keep on reciting/reading The Swing without having to turn on the tv. :-)
Such a sweet, sweet book!
I'd love a copy of this book. We are just getting back into our endless evenings of reading & a new book would spice things up.
I love reading your blog. I'm so happy to see you back in this space!
i'd loooove a copy!
I'd love this book for my girls. I've never heard of people putting up private swings in front for anyone to use, that is so cool!
What a beautiful looking book! My daughter would love it so much. amykaralee at gmail dot com
what a lovely book and i do love your blog x
Sweet!
it looks lovely! I'd love to be entered in the giveaway!
What a sweet little book! It would be perfect for my adorable niece, who also LOVES swings :)
Thanks for the opportunity!
What a beautiful park! What does the rest of it look like?
My daughter also enjoys swinging...she must get it from me :)
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What a treat! Our girls love to swing too, but my four-year-old loves it best of all. This book would be a delightful treat for her. Thanks, sharilyn!
I'm sure my Marilou, who's still a bit young, would love to watch those beautiful illustrations! What a charming book!
Swings bring back fond memories. Your darling wee girl looks so happy and has grown so much. Hope the fall is a happy and adventurous one. Thanks, Melanie
My two year old daughter loves to swing! She would adore this book. The illustrations are lovely. Thanks for the chance to win!
What a beautiful looking book, my little fella would love this. any excuse to read something new!!
What a beautiful book (and a beautiful sentiment). I'd love a copy for my Wee Elsie!
What a beautiful book (and a beautiful sentiment). I'd love a copy for my Wee Elsie!
How neat to be out walking and discover a swing along the way!
Adorable book - thanks for the opportunity!
So good to hear your voice again too!!
what a sweet little book! we'd love to win one. thanks for the giveaway!
I love the illustrations!
I would love to give this book to my 6 year old sister whom I adore. I want to give her the world and thank you for giving me a chance. Thank you for you and God Bless! - Lin
no matter how long I swing my children for they always want more xx
What a cute book! My daughter turns two this week and she calls swings 'wee's! She'd love this book!
My girlies love to swing too - they'd eat this book up!
i have been reading your blog for years now and i find myself now 2 weeks away from my due date with my first baby. this would be such a nice treat!
My daughter (3 1/2) loves to swing too! And I know she would love this book to add to her book shelf. I love Addie's dress!
My son is still too small to swing but reading the book would be fun until he can experience that joy by himself.
Thanks for your giveaway!
anni
love your blog!! and this book is beautiful! thanks for this giveaway!
MY kids would love this!
So darling! And Such a sweet poem! I would love to read this to my little Maisie.
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Sammie.lambie@yahoo.com
what a gorgeous book!
My cousin just found out last week that she's pregnant again. This would make an amazing April birthday present!
badacure at live
looks like a sweet book my girls would love! i love your daughter's blue dress and yellow shoes. yellow shoes rock!
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The illustrations are adorable and this is such a great poem! Thanks for giving us the opportunity to win this!
brookemackeyAThotmailDOTcom
I love that you have so many swings in your neighbourhood, very cool! My girls also love to swing....forever. We have a difficult time prying their little hands from the chains. Would love to read this book to my girls. Thanks
oh my gosh. anika likes swings. and those illustrations look perfect.
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immediately when i saw this, i thought that it would make the best gift to give away to a friend who is about to have her first baby !
My boys like to swing too! Thanks for the chance to win.
Lovely book.
Even thought our first language is portuguese, my 3 years old is already learning english, french and german in kindergarten. This book would be lovely to help her with english at home.
Thank you for the giveaway
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Oh, I am supposed to be a full-grown adult, but I do know excatl;y how Adiie feels about swinging! I still love it.
What a sweet book:)
I think I had to memorize this one for poetry day in grade school! Looks so lovely! Thanks for the chance to win one :)
What a sweet book! Swinging is my daughter's favorite thing too.
shannon(at)hillinger(dot)org
Isn't he marvelous?! A lovely book! Thank you for the offer.
so lovely! perfectly charming.
charm.mama@gmail.com
Looks lovely. nicole@seedlingdesign.com
That's my daughter's favorite thing to do. Thank you for your generosity to share those books. Wish I'll win :)
I would so love a copy of this book for my own little girl, who lives across the ocean, but just like Addie, loves swinging almost more than anything in the world!
My girl would love to have that lovely book. Thank you for the opportunity.
Now that I have my own little Addie (named after your Adelaide who inspired me to become a better mom to my precious girls), I'd love to share the book/story with them. Thank you for all that you do.
This book looks lovely! I will have to check it out even if I don't win a copy! Thanks for the giveaway.
Beautiful book, beautiful Addie, beautiful homemade swing! What a lovely neighborhood you live in! Love Addie's yellow shoes that match the yellow swing! :o)
-shandis
Lovely book! And what a great looking swing! I can see why it would be Addie's favourite (might like a go on it myself). Thanks for the giveaway!
Oh, there isn't anything as lovely as an afternoon swing, is there?
Such a sweet little book!
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Oh, beautiful book! My little ones love swings as well (and it seems that the younger siblings love swinging at ever younger ages!). I love your little blog and follow along whenever you post :)
such a cute book...I would love to win!
ykatrina at hotmail dot com
I would LOVE to have a copy of this book!!!
Barbie
email:
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The poem is unknown to me, but I would love to get to know it. The illustrations remind me of a book I had when I was a little girl. The swing was a personal favourite as a girl...and I still try it when I have the chance :)
I have to say that I love that you keep writing on your blog. I enjoy reading it, and I always appreciate motherhood a little bit more everytime I visit it. You put the feelings into words in an incredible way. Thank you!
Adelaide seems very happy, hope you and your family will have more of this nice moments together.
Send you blessings (:
Awww!! I'd love this for my little girls 1st birthday coming up! all my best to you. xx
What a fun neighborhood! That is a great idea to have swings! I love this cute little book too. I am expecting my first baby in November and would love to read this to him or her.
likelaughter at gmail dot com
My daughter also loves to swing!
Thank you for the giveaway.
Olympia
ohhh! i just bought this book for alice and she LOVES it!
i would love to give this to my friends daughter, poppy.
and that 2nd picture of addie is so, so cute-look how much fun she's having!
beautiful...
thank you for sharing!
I have been reading your blog for a long time :0)and have been really inspired creatively and through mother-hood. You and your family are precious! Hope to win a copy of this charming book...my two youngsters would love it!
allie.wurgler@gmail.com
What a beautifull book, I love the illustrations. It brings me back to my childhood, right away. I would love my son to read this book!
Wow, it's so beautiful book!I'm not a mother, even I'm not a married woman but I'd like to win this contest very much....
Thank you so much for sharing this chance :-)
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Oh, yes! I'd like to gave it for me and for my 5 years old daughter!
Your giveaways are such lovely gems. Would love to add this precious book to our collection. Thank you, as always.
I would love to win this for my sweet niece. Thanks for the chance! I always love book recommendations!
and because i love swings myself!
greetings from Dublin. xx Odette
We love Julia's work at our house - thanks for the chance!
its a nice post
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oh! how lovely! thanks for the giveaway!
My first comment didn't work so I will try again. My daughter loves to swing and her baby brother is thrilled to watch her. What a kind heart you have to share such a sweet story. I am always amazed at the simplicity of life that brings joy to children. Thank you for sharing your journey, Kati
What a great neighborhood you live in where people have put up communal swings!
My 5 year old daughter just last week decided that she wants to be pushed "really really high". She's really getting brave now. 17 tfaciet
I think I'd like that beautiful book for myself! However I have three little people in my home whom I'd love to share it with as well...
Zoe at boldergal@yahoo.com
Oh, what a darling little book, my three year old and me would love to read this! x x x
jasmineivy@hotmail.co.uk
such a beautiful book... my two little ones would love it! Oftentimes when we go to the park, the swing is all they want to play on... I have to literally prise them out of it just so we can let other children have a turn!!
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I come here to be inspired and Charlie and I love swings :) bbbbecky@hotmail.com
I'm so happy to see that you're back and all is well! I love that your neighborhood has so many swings set up - it looks beautiful. That book is precious! I'm crossing my fingers for it to be sent to my little one but, if not, I'll certainly be searching for it myself. :) Thanks for the opportunity! xo
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Oh, my daughter would LOVE this book! She is a huge fan of swings.
Oh wow. Our little town doesn't have any homemade swings to try out when we walk. What a great idea!!! Cute book too.
My daughter is about Addie's age and loves swings, too. This would be great! Thanks!
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great post
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