Brave

Little Merida
by Gracie

Force Awakened

Finn & BB-8
by Elijah, age 10

Bats

I'm Batman
by Isaac

Looks like I'm the queen...

Elsa 
by Evie, age 7

Airbender

Aang
by Isaac

Frozen

 
Elsa
by Gracie

Gracie made this Elsa doll for baby sister Maggie :)

Jedi

Kit Fisto
by Elijah

Fuzzy Pizza Productions

Here are some videos the Z-kids have made over the years on their book review blog Bookie Woogie:

Grace Lin's "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon"




Lloyd Alexander's "The Black Cauldron"




Arnold Lobel's "Frog and Toad"




A behind the scenes look at the making of "Frog and Toad"



Here's Isaac's original free-styling harmonica score for "Frog and Toad":


And here's their newest: a mashup of E.B. White's "Charlotte's Web" and Spider-Man

Woogie of the Bookie

Here are a few favorite pieces of artwork that the kids have recently shared at their other blog Bookie Woogie:


by Gracie, inspired by "Ollie the Purple Elephant"


by Isaac, inspired by "Blue Chicken"


by Elijah, inspired by "The Prairie Thief"


by Gracie, inspired by "Fashion Kitty"


by Lily, inspired by "The Monstore"


by Isaac, inspired by "Grandpa Green"


by Lily, inspired by "Grandpa Green"


by Gracie, inspired by "Creepy Monsters, Sleepy Monsters"


by Elijah, inspired by "Giant Dance Party"


by Gracie, inspired by "The Watcher"

Stop by Bookie Woogie for lots of book related fun!

Middle Earth

We read through Lord of the Rings together as a family a little while ago.  As she sat and listened night after night, Gracie often drew pictures of the way she imagined Tolkien's characters...
Here are a few:


Galadriel


an Ent


an Entwife

Marvelous

The Wasp
Redesign by Gracie

S is for Smurfs

"Smurfs" for AlphaBeasts
by Elijah Z, age 6

M is for Mystic

"Mystic" (from the Dark Crystal) for AlphaBeasts
by Elijah Z, age 6

"Ferocious" by Isaac

"Ferocious" for Illustration Friday
by Isaac, age 13

It's Smaug from The Hobbit!

"Ferocious" for Illustration Friday

 
We recently read "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander together as a family.  Afterward, the kids drew pictures of what they thought the Horned King would look like.  Ferocious!


by Lily, age 8


by Isaac, age 13


by Gracie, age 11

Snoopy & Woodstock

I love the site 5 Minute Marvels where dad Tim spends 5 minutes drawing with his kids -- and encourages other parents to give it a shot too.  So we did!  Gracie, Elijah, Evie, and I spent 5 minutes drawing Snoopy and Woodstock together (Gracie is a big Snoopy fan), and we were honored to be featured on 5MM's 400th post.

100 Bookie Woogie Reviews

Today we are celebrating our 100th Book Review over on the Z-Kids' other blog Bookie Woogie!  Since November 2008, the kids and I have weekly been sharing our favorite children's books, interviewing our favorite authors, and creating lots and lots and LOTS of Fan Art.

If you've enjoyed the kids' art here on Chicken Nugget Lemon Tooty, I encourage you to check out Bookie Woogie as well.  Over the last two and a half years, the kids have produced an astounding 395 pieces of Fan Art!

I thought I'd invite you to check out their 100th review and also share some of my favorite pieces of Fan Art the kids have made:



by Isaac, inspired by "The Cuckoo's Haiku"


by Lily, inspired by "The Mud Fairy"


by Gracie, inspired by "The Wonder Book"


by Isaac, inspired by "The Terrible Hodag"


by Elijah, inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia


by Gracie, inspired by "Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide"


by Lily, inspired by "If You Lived Here You'd Be Home by Now"


by Gracie, inspired by "Fairly Fairy Tales"


by Elijah, inspired by "Zita the Spacegirl"


by Isaac, inspired by "Crazy Hair"


by Lily, inspired by "The Book of Three"


by Isaac, inspired by "Bunny Days"


by Lily, inspired by "You Are What You Eat"


by Gracie, inspired by "Dotty"


by Isaac, inspired by "Raccoon Tune"


by Gracie, inspired by "Frankenstein Takes the Cake"


by Lily, inspired by "Chalk"


by Elijah, inspired by "Gabby and Gator"


by Gracie, inspired by "Sweet Music in Harlem"


by Lily, inspired by "Sweet Music in Harlem"


by Isaac, inspired by "Sweet Music in Harlem"


There's plenty more over at Bookie Woogie for you to check out!

"Launch" by Lily

"Launch" for Illustration Friday
by Lily, age 8

When pigs fly...