WHEN HARRIET BROKE THE CHAIR
A CHILDREN'S BOOK
written by: barbara tilly
illustrated by: jamie ferguson
illustrated by: jamie ferguson
"When exuberant, impulsive Harriet accidentally breaks her mother’s favorite chair, what happens next is as over the top as Harriet herself. How she resolves the crisis is the heart of this funny, touching mother-daughter story."
FULL STORYBOARD
artwork: ink on watercolor paper, colored with watercolor and in photoshop
specifications: 10"x8" page size, 32 pages total
specifications: 10"x8" page size, 32 pages total
When Harriet broke her Mama's favorite chair...
she didn't tell her mama.
So, when Mama sat to feed the baby, her favorite chair nearly tipped her to the floor.
Surprised, she squeezed too hard and made the baby SHRIEK!
Surprised, she squeezed too hard and made the baby SHRIEK!
The noise startled the cat, which tried to reach the hallway door in one tremendous leap...
...and nearly made it.
...and nearly made it.
Grandma, coming in just then, slipped in the puddle and flung her strawberries
EVERYWHERE.
EVERYWHERE.
"STRAWBERRIES!" Harriet shouted, and out she jumped from her hidey-hole.
"I'll STRAWBERRY you, little miss!" Grandma said.
"Now quit jumping around and tell me what in TARNATION happened here?"
"Now quit jumping around and tell me what in TARNATION happened here?"
Quickly she explained, "The water spilled because of the vase, which fell because of the cat, which jumped because of the baby,
who cried because of Mama, who squeezed to hard because of the chair, which tipped over because of me."
who cried because of Mama, who squeezed to hard because of the chair, which tipped over because of me."
"I broke it."
Then Harriet gathered the strawberries,
cleaned up the puddle,
cleaned up the puddle,
fed the cat,
tickled the baby to make him laugh, and finally said to Mama,
tickled the baby to make him laugh, and finally said to Mama,
"I'm sorry I broke your favorite chair."
"That's ok," Mama said.
"That's ok," Mama said.
"We can fix it.".
HARRIET REFERENCE MODEL
specifications: 3"x3"x1.5"
technique: silicone-tipped sculpting tools with modeling clay
technique: silicone-tipped sculpting tools with modeling clay
HOUSE REFERENCE MODEL
specifications: 1:8 scale
materials: modeling clay, manila envelopes, notepaper, duct tape, & math
materials: modeling clay, manila envelopes, notepaper, duct tape, & math
