WARNING: This post contains spoilers for the beloved 19th century classic novel “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott.
Anytime I read novels with a lot of sisters, I immediately try to pair each fictional sister with one of my flesh-and-blood sisters, in order of birth. I don’t know why, my brain just does it automatically. It always falls apart pretty quickly.
The Middlest Sister 
Charming characters; great expressions and beautiful cut-outs.
But now I have to re-read Little Women to see which sister is left….
Ronnie
haha… there are only 4 March sisters. Poor Tess is always left out!
Tess could be Marmie – the brave and wise mother. Or, would she find that offensive?
I don’t know, she still wouldn’t be a sister, so it’s not quite the same. Marmie is awesome, though.
These are awesome. My little sister and I had three girls “across the field” that we played with constantly. Their names were Beth, Amy, and Amanda…. as you can see, my sister and I were usually one of the non-existent sisters. But they were way more Little Women-ish then we ever were. Great post! Now I would like to see the film again… er, read the book, I mean.
Thanks :) That’s so cute. At least none of you had to be Laurie, the Boy!
Hilarious as always! I loved anticipating which of your sisters got to be the one who croaked! The clothespin on the nose was a nice touch. (And I confess I actually slept with a clothespin on my nose after reading the book.)
Oh, ouch! This was one of my favorite books as a kid and since I immediately began the story with that “I am Meg, Ashley is Jo… etc” mentality, when I got to Beth/Chrissy dying, I completely lost it and started bawling. I reread it every few years and always skip Beth dying. I can’t take it.
Ahahaha I’d love to see this with The Five Little Peppers.
Aw, I can’t believe I forgot about The Five Little Peppers!
Jo, the one with the feather quill and the tongue sticking out in determination, is also the one who got Gabriel Byrne. ;)
True, and he is so adorable.
Is there any girl who read Little Women and didn’t want to be Jo? I know I did, too.
I know I did. I am the only one I know who was relieved when she didn’t end up with Teddy. I prefer Bhaer. :D
Very cute. Your artwork is great–I particularly enjoy their facial expressions. I am the youngest of five sisters, and the dynamics are so interesting and complicated. I look forward to the next post!
Thank you! :)
As I said before, do you have a book because if you do, I would like to buy it How about an ecard?
Hi again,
I just read your answer about the book on the previous post. Two of the other blogs I read just self-published. I have no idea what that involves, but I think you should consider it.
I was sort of planning on self-publishing a book just for my family after I had a year’s worth of material, but I will have to look into it further. I’m not sure what making an e-card entails, I’ll have to ask around!
I don’t either, have you ever used Animoto? I have used it in the past for creating photo cards for my family, but this year I keep thinking of how cool it would have been to have a brief series of your collages put to music in an animoto with a nice holiday message (and a hint of reality) intertwined in the montage.
I haven’t used Animoto, but I have a video/music editor on my computer. I’ve been working on a stop-motion cut-paper animation video in my spare time with music by my husband (and me!) This is our first attempt, but if it comes together nicely, we can work on something for next Christmas.
Yes you should! when I have kids, i want them to read this ;P
As always, AWESOME! I totally wanted to be Jo, too!
Thanks! Jo was definitely the most fun. I even loved the sequels about Jo’s school :)
I also tried to find family parallels in books, especially Little Women. But there were only two sisters in my family so we had the opposite problem. Sorry to Meg and Beth. They just didn’t make the cut.
Hahaha… I loved the realistic way that Jo and Amy would fight. You could tell that Louisa May Alcott had sisters!
You’re so good at this! So unique and funny.
Thank you!
Awesome!!!
I’m glad you like it!
I love your technique – it’s really well put together and highly entertaining, thanks for a nostalgia inducing post.
Thank you! It’s time consuming, but I love the way it turns out.
I just stumbled over your blog right now, and I love it! I also like the fact that you are the middles one of five sisters, because I’m the middles one of seven sisters. Keep up the good work :)
Thanks! Wow, seven sisters! I’m glad you can relate :D
Your blogs are so cute, and definitely addictive. The characters, and the persona’s are sooooo true to family’s! OBVIOUSLY, b/c you are basing them on your real life experiences, and family, but still. It is too cute!
Thank you! It’s a true labor of love.
I love the plucky writer’s, ink-stained paper. Oh, heck, I love the whole idea.
Thanks for noticing :D
all i can do is laugh! lol
Oh the disappointment, ‘first she’s lame, then she dies?!’ ha ha, great post :)
I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award – the details are in my latest post. Hopefully there are many more who will appreciate you like I do!
Maybe Tess can be “the one telling the story”. It’s what we did when there weren’t enough characters!
You are so so good!! Just love your posts! The little details are awesome! Waiting for more!
Thank you! I’ll be on vacation soon, but I have posts scheduled for while I’m gone.
Ahh!! This is so funny. Jo March is the love of my life.
Sara
Haha! This is great, I definitely do the same thing with that book. Then I realize I’m “kind of” like Jo AND Meg, and my other sister is like Meg and Amy, and we have NO ONE like Beth…and it all falls to pieces. (And there’s that troubling 5th sister element.) Pride and Prejudice is no better, since there are only two sisters anyone wants to be anything like…
Love it! Haven’t read that book in years. I really should pick it up again…..
Oh that’s cute. Somehow I saw it coming that it’s going to be one sister short. I loved the book. Your cutouts are amazing! Keep it up!
My sisters and I did the same thing…though they always claimed unfair when I wanted to be Jo. But we still spent countless hours acting out the scenes of the book. Such good times. Your blog is lovely and I am enjoying sharing it with the sisters.
I love it all, the story telling & the paper illustrations…
I have 5 sisters myself & can say without hesitation that no two are alike.
Awesome post!! Love the way u create the characters beyond drawing & sketchings! Your post makes me smile! Thank you!!
Cheers!
Beth dies :(