The Angel's Flight

Madeleine started writing a new book, and although she has only finished the cover and first page, I can tell it has a LOT of promise:

The angel's flight

Illustrated and ritin by Madeleine Rowe

"Once Anabela lived.  her home was hevin.  she was an angel."


I seriously can't wait until more of this story is ritin.  What is Anabela going to get up to when she goes on her flight?  Why does she need to read a book about flight if she's an angel?  Doesn't she inherently know how to fly?

At least I have a little preview of what is to come, because the whole riting of this book was inspired by a drawing Madeleine made yesterday.  According to Madeleine, "the angel I made was SOOO pretty, I wanted to add her to a book!":

Here, Anabela is saying, "animel's go away the storm!"

I had a Q&A with the illustrator about this drawing.

ME: So why is the angel telling the animals to go away?
MADELEINE: Mama.  READ it.
ME: Because of the storm?  Is she warning them away so they don't get caught in the storm?
MADELEINE: Yes.  Because.  Look. (pointing to the left upper corner.)
ME: Oh, I see, that's the storm.  And what's all this? (pointing to the colors at the bottom of the page.)
MADELEINE: Oh.  The Aurora Borealis.

(Interesting.  The Northern Lights are at the bottom of the page.  I guess because even though they're "northern," they're not nearly as high up as Heaven?)

ME: And is the angel wearing glasses?
MADELEINE: Mmm-hmm!
ME: Why does she need glasses?
MADELEINE: I just WANTED her to have them.

I guess even though you're an angel, you can't expect to have perfect sight.  I wonder if there are also angels with braces or retainers.

I can't wait to see what happens next with Anabela, her flight, and the animel's, and what prompts her to leave her home in Hevin to go on this flight.  Stay tuned!