💜🍁 Rachael 🍁💜

Enjoy this little scrapbook of just a few of my favorite moments on Lobelia. Some were taken during the storytimes I host in my Discord server, and others were shared with me by visitors like you 💖

What started as a small tribute to the books of Arnold Lobel quickly became something so much bigger. Seeing people engage with the stories on my island, revisiting his books or discovering them for the first time, creating builds inspired by mine, and playing the minigame I created for the island has all been so heartwarming.

It’s giveaway time! 🐸📬🌿

With more than 100 visits to its dream address, Lobelia has received so much love since its release a little more than a month ago. With today being Frog and Toad author Arnold Lobel’s birthday, I wanted to give a little bit of that kindness back to all of you!

From May 22-29, anyone who visits Lobelia and plays 𝘛𝘰𝘢𝘥'𝘴 𝘛𝘰 𝘋𝘰 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵 will be automatically entered to win a special gift bundle full of cozy treasures like:

🌱 a watering can planter ✉️ enough stationery to write letters to 3 friends ✏️ a wooden branch pencil 🍪 one dozen delicious cookies (choose from 5 flavors) 📖 a Frog & Toad x Lobelia bookmark + sticker set designed by me!

To enter, simply:

🍃 Visit Lobelia at DA-5330-7417-3553

🍃 Visit the island’s webpage at raefaeacnh.wixsite.com/play/lobelia 🍃 Scroll down and play 𝘛𝘰𝘢𝘥'𝘴 𝘛𝘰 𝘋𝘰 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵 while you dream

🍃 Fill out the Google form available on the webpage

The winner will be announced and contacted via email on Saturday, May 30. All emails will be deleted after the giveaway is over, and all participants must be 18+.

I hope this giveaway feels like a package you might find tucked inside of Snail Mail’s post office - warm, handmade, and full of cozy delights.

Uncle Elephant was standing in the garden. His ears flapped in the breeze. He raised his trunk. “VOOMAROOOM!” trumpeted Uncle Elephant. - 𝘜𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘸𝘯. 𝘜𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵.

One morning Toad sat in bed. “I have many things to do,” he said. “I will write them down on a list so that I can remember them.” - 𝘈 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵. 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘛𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.

Play my Frog and Toad-inspired minigame 𝘛𝘰𝘢𝘥'𝘴 𝘛𝘰 𝘋𝘰 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵 while you explore the island of Lobelia! Complete all 8 activities to unlock some unique book-inspired designs 🐸🌿

📖 DA-5330-7417-3553 📖

Owl was at home. “How good it feels to be sitting by this fire,” said Owl. “It is so cold and snowy outside.” Owl was eating buttered toast and hot pea soup for supper.

- 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵. 𝘖𝘸𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦.

Some stories have a way of staying with us. They bring comfort, spark imagination, and make even the smallest moments feel meaningful.

The Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel are some of the ones that always meant the most to me. Today I plan on retreating to Lobelia and reminiscing on all of the wonderful memories I've made by reading them 🐸🌿📖

Today, slow down and revisit some of the stories that are meaningful to you!

The small pig lives in a pigpen on a farm. The small pig likes to eat, And he likes to run around the barnyard, And he likes to sleep. But most of all the small pig likes to sit down and sink down in good, soft mud.

- 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘗𝘪𝘨

Frog ran up the path to Toad’s house. He knocked on the front door. There was no answer. “Toad, Toad,” shouted Frog, “wake up. It is spring!” “Blah,” said a voice from inside the house.

An island inspired by Frog and Toad

DA-5330-7417-3553

Lobelia is an island inspired by Frog and Toad and the other works of beloved children's author, Arnold Lobel. How many references to his stories can you find while you dream?

Just one more day until I share the DA for my Frog and Toad island, Lobelia 🌼🐸🌿

Only 2 more days until I share Lobelia's DA 🐌💌🌿

Just 3 more days until I share Lobelia's dream address. I can hardly wait!

5 more days until I share Lobelia's dream address 🍦🌿