The Longest Shortest Time

Leg Book: The Conclusion

As promised, here is a look at the final pages of the book Sasha and I made about her broken leg and the lengthy healing process. If you are new to the blog, here are posts to the beginning and middle. As you can see, Sasha grew less interested in drawing in the book after […]

Leg Book: Part 3

Yesterday morning, while standing in the kitchen scarfing down cereal and wondering if Sasha understood what was about to happen, she picked up my cell phone and dialed what she must’ve imagined to be my brother’s number. “He-yo, Uncle Josh,” she said, holding the phone to her ear. “Cast come off. Okay, bye.” Guess she […]

Leg Book: Part 2

Our pediatrician has a catch phrase. Or maybe it’s more of a greeting. The first thing he does when he enters the exam room is walk up to Sasha, say hello, press his finger to her nose and go, “Boop!” He does this with all of the kids, every time. It’s sort of an inside […]

Leg Book: Part 1

Child and art therapists: could bookmaking be the reason we caught some Z’s?