Youngsters are invited to dress an engaging paper doll family of 4 bright-eyed monkeys. Among the 145 costume stickers for Mama, Papa, Big Sister and Little Brother are sandals, sneakers, slippers, hair ornaments, tote bags, jewelry, assorted toys, and other charming accessories. All can be applied to the figures repeatedly for hours of fun-filled play.
Author and artist, Marjorie Sarnat, is co-founder and Director of Content Development of Jr Imagination, a publisher dedicated to growing the creative potential in children. Born and raised in Chicago, she is an alumna of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and later enrolled in Eastern Michigan University where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. Marjorie also studied art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and continued her studies with several noted painters. Early in her career Marjorie taught art to children and teens, and served as editor-in-chief of Arts & Activities, a national art education magazine.
She has extensive experience designing crafts and collectibles for major manufacturers and has won awards of excellence in the industry. A recent success is her award-winning "Project Runway® Designer Dolls," an open-ended creative craft for kids that she invented, designed, and licensed to a major manufacturer.
Marjorie's delightful illustrations are published in activity books for children, and as a fine art painter she has exhibited in art shows and galleries, winning numerous awards for her work.
Marjorie has maintained a lifelong passion about creative thinking and the creative process. She received her Certificate of Training for "Putting Ideas into Action" from the International Center for Studies in Creativity from Buffalo State University, N.Y. She has a unique understanding of the subject academically and artistically, and by way of her experience in product development.
Marjorie lives in Southern California with her husband, daughter, son, two dogs, and her extensive antique book collection.
