The Borrowers

by Mary Norton
illustrated by Diana Stanley

This discussion will begin on Monday, May 25th, 2009, on hittygirls at yahoogroups.
You must be a member of this group to participate.

Read her bio here.
Read about the Borrowers here.

Our Borrowers
Hitty can be a stand-in!
Or--make your own Borrower Family

Our Borrower Homes

 

Chapter One
Synopsis

Start your Borrowers Home!
It could be as simple as a cardboard roombox, or as fancy as you want.

 

Chapter Two
Synopsis

Arriety had books called Tom Thumb books. Make one, or make a diary, for her.

Free Printies for Arriety's books

 

Chapter Three
Synopsis

Tea was served in Acorn Cups. Make a Tea-set

 

Chapter Four
Synopsis

Photo time! Pod has been 'seen' with his teacup.
OR
How about a Candle for the Borrowers?

 

Chapter Five
Synopsis

Make a bed for Arriety--and then make her a quilt!

 

Chapter Six
Synopsis

Serve hot soup in a teacup.

 

Chapter Seven
Synopsis

Homily needs a new scrubbrush. Let's make her one!

 

Chapter Eight
Synopsis

Photo time! Arrietty plays among the flowers.

 

Chapter Nine
Synopsi
s
How about making the "satin bedcovers and embroidered sheets" from "Her" handkerchiefs
- Arrietty says that the family still has those items!
Make a world gazetteer or sheets from hankies.

Or make a little fairy ...

 

Chapter Ten
Synopsis

Make or find a watch for the wall!

Draw a family tree... to show how you imagine the borrower families were all related
OR
make a family tree for your Hitty dolls possibly including the actual trees they came from

 

Chapter Eleven
Synopsis

Photo time! Afternoon Tea--with your previously made acorn cups?

 

Chapter Twelve
Synopsis

Make a hair brush from a tooth brush OR Turkish bloomers from glove fingers,
OR a matchbox set of drawers.

OR--spring cleaning....!
find some little odds and ends around the house and think of a new use for them.

OR

Arriety writes a letter!

 

Chapter Thirteen
Synopsis

Arriety needs her knitting bag. Let's make her one.

 

Chapter Fourteen
Synopsis

Photo time--Caught!

 

Chapter Fifteen
Synopsis

Pod and Homily have a clothespin bed--let's make it!

 

Chapter Sixteen
Synopsis

Photo time! What treasures did the Boy bring?

 

Chapter Seventeen
Synopsis

Photo time! Discovered by the wrong folks--show the panic!

 

Chapter Eighteen
Synopsis

Photo time! This time, show the Borrowers in the clothespin bag.
OR
Make a clothespin bag for the Borrowers.

 

Chapter Nineteen
Synopsis

Photo time! Where did they go?

 

Chapter Twenty
Synopsis

Photo Time! Let's see Arriety, Pod and/or Homily in their new life.

 

Final Remarks

 

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