Storybook Mural?
 

Two of my friends are having twins! It looks as if they're expecting a boy and a girl, due in early October.

Since the daddy-to-be is an artist (amateur but very good), they want to put a mural on the one wall, one that contains a lot of characters from books and the alphabet. So, I thought it could be fun if you all made suggestions. These should be characters from books which you feel that (at least one of) the twins should read at some point.

It would be like:

A = Amelia Bedelia
B = Bambi
etc.

Suggestions?

W = Wild Things (i.e. Where the Wild Things Are)

That is the only one off the top of my head. I'll think about it throughout the day though and post what I come up with.

Wow, that could look very busy! He may want to stick to one artist... I believe there is a Dr. Seuss book out there that's all letters and numbers. He could illustrate those on the wall.

LOL - that's what I said! He plans to do this more as a "chair rail". I'm not able to completely picture it, but he says it will be like a large A then a picture of Amelia Bedelia, then a large B etc.

C- Cat in the Hat/Clifford
H- Harold (Harold and the Purple Crayon)
M- Madeline

D - Dora the Explorer
E - Elmo
F - Frances
G - Grover

L = Lil Nut Brown Hare (the bunny from "Guess How Much I Love You")

I'm insisting on

V = Velveteen Rabbit!

I'm thinking of all the books my first graders absolutely LOVE. I'm not sure how some of them would look as a mural but these are DEFINATELY books they must read!

L Love You Forever (prepare for tears!)
D Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
G Good Boy Fergus
O Oh! The Places You Go!
T Tacky the Penguin
P The Polar Express
J Jumanji
C Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type

I know there are more but since I'm not at school I can't tell you more right now.

B = Babar the elephant

G= Giving Tree

H= Heidi

P= Pollyanna

C= Cinderella

L= Laura Ingalls Wilder

OMG such a good book!!!!

My favorite book is Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs but I don't know how well a pancake on top of a school would work

P- Peter Pan
P- Pippi Longstocking
B- Bobbsey Twins

Right now, all I can think of is W/P for (Winnie the) Pooh - but definitely classic Pooh :)

S=Stellaluna
V=Very Hungry Caterpillar
B=Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?
M=Make Way for Ducklings!

:):):) ( I teach preschool and have preschooler!)

a = aslan (the lion) from the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe
c = courdroy the bear
s = stuart little
w = wilbur (the pig) from charlotte's web

i think the giving tree would be wonderful on a mural. what a cute and wonderful idea for a nursery (the book lover in me approves)

omg i'd forgotten about this book but now that you've mentioned it, it's all come back to me - raining meatballs and a pile of spaghetti. great book.

P - I can't believe I forgot Paddington - I had to buy a stuffed Paddington when I was studying in England, and have it packed away for when I have my own children!

Thus far...
 

(with additions from the weekend, from the parents-to-be!)

A = Amelia Bedelia, Aslan,
B = Bambi, Brown Bear, The Bobbsey Twins, Babar the Elephant,
C = Corduroy the Bear, Cinderella, Cows (that type), Cat in the Hat, Clifford,
D = Ducklings, Dora the Explorer,
E = Elmo, Eloise (at the Plaza), Eeyore,
F = Fairy Godmother, Flopsy Bunnies,
G = The Giving Tree, Good Boy Fergus, Grover, the Grinch,
H = Heidi, Harold, Hunca Munca,
I =
J = Jumanji,
K = Kanga,
L = Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little Nut Brown Hare,
M = Madeline, Mister Toad,
N =
O =
P = Paddington the Bear, Pooh, Peter Pan, Pippi Longstocking, Pollyanna, The Polar Express, Piglet, Peter Rabbit,
Q = Queen of Hearts,
R = Roo,
S = Stuart Little, Stellaluna, Squirrel Nutkin,
T = Tacky the Penguin, Tigger,
U =
V = Very Hungry Caterpillar, Velveteen Rabbit,
W = Wilbur the Pig, Winnie the Pooh, Wild Things,
X = Polar eXpress?,
Y =
Z =

Get out of my head...I was thinking the same thing. I love that story.