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lark

(23,061 posts)
34. This is quite doable, I'd bet.
Thu Feb 7, 2019, 10:46 AM
Feb 2019

My cousin was a very middle middle class person who had lost her job and needed direction. She worked with her therapist to get ideas of what abused children needed and how she could support them. She started writing a book, got her daughter to draw lots of pictures of all types of little girls, filled it full of love and support and great advice, took it around and got advice and after re-writes, eventual approval from 4 different child therapists who specialized in abused patients. Her book got published and is now used in schools and by therapists. Most of her sales have been therapists ordering her books for their patients, but churches, schools and individuals are also buying. From this success, she has gone on to publish 4 self-help books for children. She has zero knowledge of the industry, no connections, just a desire to do something positive. I bet a similar approach, maybe going to art schools or Black HIstory Professors, would work to make a book out of these, maybe with the picture upfront, then a chapter about each?? Anyway, just a suggestion for sharing these spectacular and beautiful photos, if you want to do that.

Whatever you decide to do or not, thank you so much for sharing these with us.

I love this....so much! spicysista Feb 2019 #1
So is the child. She becomes the character. She is a natural actress. nt tblue37 Feb 2019 #3
Oh, yes! How could I forget? She is enchanting.nt spicysista Feb 2019 #36
K&R for visibility. Thanks. What a remarkable little actress she is! nt tblue37 Feb 2019 #2
OMG - this is simply fantastic! rurallib Feb 2019 #4
truly powerful, girl is amazing. JHan Feb 2019 #6
This is an AMAZING project MLAA Feb 2019 #5
yup she's on instagram too JHan Feb 2019 #7
It seems that this mother and daughter did the same thing last year and are creating again this year GeoWilliam750 Feb 2019 #67
Thanks, I will look for it! 🙂 MLAA Feb 2019 #68
WOW WOW WOW irisblue Feb 2019 #8
She did a great job! Evergreen Emerald Feb 2019 #9
Breathtaking. sheshe2 Feb 2019 #10
.. JHan Feb 2019 #11
back at ya sheshe2 Feb 2019 #12
Inspiring! MaryMagdaline Feb 2019 #13
Nicely done!! GeoWilliam750 Feb 2019 #14
I generally avoid the word "awesome," as it is way... 3catwoman3 Feb 2019 #15
Simply amazing. ❤ Duppers Feb 2019 #16
Love it - thanks so much for sharing iluvtennis Feb 2019 #17
you're welcome :) JHan Feb 2019 #64
Oh I love this so much. MontanaMama Feb 2019 #18
Living history Bayard Feb 2019 #19
Goodness! I'm dazed by these moving images. Kind of Blue Feb 2019 #20
Oh, my heart! AwakeAtLast Feb 2019 #21
wow that's amazing 😍 TalenaGor Feb 2019 #22
Wow wow wow Olafjoy Feb 2019 #23
This is just amazing! radical noodle Feb 2019 #24
Beautiful. nt littlemissmartypants Feb 2019 #25
That was beautiful and amazing! Heartstrings Feb 2019 #26
Awesome. Amazing. Beautiful. Thanks. lamp_shade Feb 2019 #27
I wonder who this little girl will grow up to be. Dem2theMax Feb 2019 #28
this 5 year old girl is gifted KT2000 Feb 2019 #29
OMG, these are awesome! nt PunkinPi Feb 2019 #30
WOW!!! Laf.La.Dem. Feb 2019 #31
What a meaningful project! pazzyanne Feb 2019 #32
Brilliant Fresh_Start Feb 2019 #33
This is quite doable, I'd bet. lark Feb 2019 #34
great idea! JHan Feb 2019 #62
She seems to have acting talent Fresh_Start Feb 2019 #65
These are AWESOME! BlueMTexpat Feb 2019 #35
.. JHan Feb 2019 #61
a most hearfelt k and r for this remarkable collection. utterly wonderful. niyad Feb 2019 #37
fabulous work and the girl did such a good job! demigoddess Feb 2019 #38
this is such a good idea! JHan Feb 2019 #63
This is child is precious! She is a budding actress! camartinwv Feb 2019 #39
OMG lillypaddle Feb 2019 #40
What a fantastic idea and brilliantly executed. pdsimdars Feb 2019 #41
it really is, JHan Feb 2019 #60
That collection should be a book in every elementary school n/t sarge43 Feb 2019 #42
I agree! JHan Feb 2019 #59
It would be a teacher's gold mine of lessions. sarge43 Feb 2019 #66
Truly wonderful Moral Compass Feb 2019 #43
There are no words to describe how awesome this is. K&R n/t ms liberty Feb 2019 #44
A breathless and beautiful display of photography and acting on black history. Impressive!!! nt SWBTATTReg Feb 2019 #45
I absolutely LOVE this. LisaM Feb 2019 #46
I think she's doing another series this year :) JHan Feb 2019 #58
Makes my heart swell with joy cp Feb 2019 #47
She really captures the expressions. cate94 Feb 2019 #48
to jhan, Cristi Smith-Jones and Lola bubbazero Feb 2019 #49
+++ you're welcome! JHan Feb 2019 #57
Damn!!!! Why is the screen getting so blurry... nt List left Feb 2019 #50
OMG no words! BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #51
I've got a lump in my throat. What a wonderful homage. nolabear Feb 2019 #52
Those were awesome yuiyoshida Feb 2019 #53
Absolutely wonderful!!! backtoblue Feb 2019 #54
love this, thanks for posting Hamlette Feb 2019 #55
More please! OMG those eye of hers! SunSeeker Feb 2019 #56
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