After many years, I designed a fourth set of Anne of Green Gables Valentines to give to your kindred spirits on St. Valentine's Day. Save the Anne Shirley-inspired Valentines shown below. Print the Valentine cards out on cardstock paper in landscape mode, cut them out, and share them.
You can save the individual Anne of Green Gables Valentines below if you like a specific one and want to text it to a friend:
Image credits:
To design this set of Anne of Green Gables Valentines, I used public domain clipart, quotes from Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe, and images of Anne Shirley and Diana Barry from Sullivan Entertainment's Anne of Green Gables (1985) and Nippon Animation's Anne of Green Gables (1979) aka Akage No An.
Download and print more Anne of Green Gables Valentines here: Set 1, Set 2, and Set 3.
Created January 26, 2024. Last updated February 13, 2024.
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I love visiting bookstores and spending time browsing the shelves for new things to read. I'm sure I share this trait with many other fans of Anne of Green Gables. Last fall, while wandering around in a bookshop, I saw this pair of delightful Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe bookmarks by Page Petal.
Page Petal makes handmade, pressed flower bookmarks featuring literary characters, fictional TV characters, and celebrities. They have bookmarks for fans of Little Women, Harry Potter, The Gilmore Girls, Barbie, Taylor Swift, and more.
The company makes three Anne of Green Gables bookmarks featuring Anne Shirley, Gilbert Blythe, and Diana Barry. There's also an Anne of Green Gables bookmark collection that includes all three bookmarks.
Here's how Page Petal describes the characters:
"Anne: Passionate, stubborn, loyal, intelligent, an articulate chatterbox. Embodying her loving and imaginative nature, the Anne Shirley bookmark is made to add a bit of wonder and whimsy to your page."
"Gilbert. Keenly intelligent, and demonstrates a sense of patience and devotion. Handmade with love, the Gilbert Blythe Bookmark is inspired by his passion and curiosity."
"Diana is a kind and sweet girl. She's polite and versed in social etiquette. Loyal and diplomatic."
On another visit, the pressed flowers in the Gilbert Blythe bookmark were different. This time they were yellow.
In person, I couldn't recognize the pressed flowers. There was no description about how the flowers chosen were associated with the characters. The website does not list the flower types or explain the association either.
Personally, I associate certain specific flowers with Anne, Diana, and Gilbert, and I think flowers play a crucial role in several important scenes in the book.
What do you think of the bookmarks? Do you think the flowers chosen represent Anne, Gilbert, and Diana?
Image credits:
Photographs by World of Anne Shirley.
Created January 17, 2024.
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See how well you know Anne of Green Gables by playing this randomized trivia game.
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Created January 13, 2024.
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Check out this wonderful Anne of Green Gables Paper Doll Book by Eileen Rudisill Miller that was published by Paper Studio Press in 2014. Miller is an illustrator and painter. You can visit her website and Etsy store to see more of her paper doll books, coloring books, and artwork.
The Anne of Green Gables Paper Doll Book includes two dressable figures: Anne Shirley and Anne's bosom friend, Diana Barry. The figures are 10 inches tall and include stands.
You can dress Anne Shirley and Diana Barry in 16 outfits from L.M. Montgomery's story, including several displayed below. The outfits include Anne and Diana's school clothes, play clothes, and dresses worn when picking flowers in Lover’s Lane. There's also Anne's first dress with puffed sleeves and the gowns Anne and Diana wore when visiting Miss Josephine Barry. Additionally, the book includes Anne and Diana's outfits for the recital at the White Sands Hotel (Anne wears the pearls Matthew gave her), their clothes worn when Anne left for Queen’s College, and dresses worn when Anne returned home to teach in Avonlea.
The Anne of Green Gables Paper Doll Book is available for purchase on Amazon.
Image Credits:
Images from the Anne of Green Gables Paper Doll Book (2014) by Eileen Rudisill Miller.
Created September 14, 2023.
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My brother got me a sweet gift for Christmas. It's an Anne of Green Gables jigsaw puzzle. The image is from the anime Anne of Green Gables series (Akage no An, 1979), which was produced as part of Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theater series. The pretty painted scene shows Anne Shirley and Diana Barry sitting together and talking in an apple orchard. If you want one too, you can purchase the 1014-piece puzzle here.
Created January 27, 2023. Last updated March 4, 2023.
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Diana of Orchard Slope: A Green Gables Variation by Libbie Hawker was published by Running Rabbit Editions in December 2017. This work of historical fiction imagines the story of Diana Barry from the Anne of Green Gables series. Hawker explores Diana's relationships, adventures, and deep friendship with Anne Shirley.
Here is the description of the book:
Growing up is never easy. It's even harder when you have a mother who doesn't understand, a nagging sense of self-doubt, and a secret crush you can't confess...not even to your bosom friend.
L. M. Montgomery's timeless classic, Anne of Green Gables, has been reimagined from the perspective of Diana Barry, Anne's best friend and kindred spirit. As Diana and Anne navigate the path from childhood to their grown-up lives, parents, schoolmates, and Anne's well-meaning blunders contrive to keep them apart. But two girls destined for lifelong friendship can't be separated so easily...can they?
With the sweet charm and dreamy atmosphere of Montgomery's original story, Diana of Orchard Slope is sure to delight Anne fans, historical fiction readers, and lovers of the Jane Austen Fanfiction genre.
ISBN-13 978-1947174184
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Book cover of Diana of Orchard Slope: A Green Gables Variation.
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Created January 20, 2018. Last updated November 1, 2024.
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To design this set of Anne of Green Gables Valentines, I used public domain images, public domain clipart from Antique Clipart, and an image of Gilbert Blythe and Anne Shirley from Sullivan Entertainment's production of Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987).
Download and print more Anne of Green Gables Valentines here: Set 1, Set 2, and Set 4.
Created January 16, 2009. Last updated January 26, 2024.
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Anne is a television series created by the award-winning director Nalaka Swarnathilaka that was broadcast on Swarnavahini TV in Sri Lanka in 2007. The tele drama was based upon L.M. Montgomery's novel Anne of Green Gables, which was translated into Sinhala by Shanika Dulani Kumanayake.
Vinuri Ramanayake played the younger version of the title role of Anne Shirley, and Poorni Kamaladiwela played the older Anne. The younger and older versions of Anne's best friend Diana Barry were played by Piyumi Gamage and Buddhika Wimalasekara, respectively. The series had a large cast, including more than 50 people. Students from Sri Lankan schools played many roles in the series, which was filmed during a school vacation period in Diyatalawa, Bandarawela, and at the Elphinstone Theatre in Colombo.
In addition to directing the adaptation, Nalaka Swarnathilaka wrote the script for the series. The tele drama was produced by Ruchira Liyanaarachchi for R.S. Video. Anne was 28-episodes long and was telecast on Swarnavahini on Sundays at 8:30 p.m.
Director Nalaka Swarnathilaka recognized the need for children's programming in Sri Lanka. In his directorial debut, he created Danga Malla, a television drama based on Enid Blyton's novel The Naughtiest Girl in the School. The series was broadcast three times in one year due to its popularity. As a follow-up to this debut, he brought the story Anne of Green Gables to the screen.
Swarnathilaka reflected on the story Anne of Green Gables in an interview with Daily Mirror Life saying, “I always had a penchant for children’s stories, especially the stories outside our country. Even our children like stories and that’s why Harry Potter is so popular. This story will also definitely attract not only children but also adults because the theme is such. I hope people will see it and talk about the creation.”
In an interview with Susitha R. Fernando for The Sunday Times Online, Nalaka Swarnathilaka explained that Anne's story "makes you think about children and their world" in a serious way, and he feels that, "Adults should know that there are many lessons we can learn from children." When he was asked whether Sri Lankans would identify with Anne's Western setting, Swarnathilaka reflected on the common aspects, saying: "'Anne' is a story set in a rural village" involving "nature, family lives and children who were left alone" in the world. "The story is filled with local flavour and I hope it would suit our society as well."
Nalaka recounted the memorable moment when he discovered young Anne. He explained that "Vinuri Ramanayake who plays little Anne was just sitting in a classroom alone when I came across her at Visakha Vidyalaya. She had never acted and from the first audition I realized she was the ideal person for the role."
Synopsis (from Daily Mirror, April 30, 2007):
"Miss Marilla Cuthbert and Mr. Matthew Cuthbert, middle-aged siblings who live together at Green Gables, a farm in Avonlea, on Prince Edward Island, decide to adopt an orphan boy from the asylum as a helper on their farm. Through a series of mishaps, what ends up under their roof is a precocious girl of eleven named Anne Shirley. Anne is bright and quick, eager to please but dissatisfied with her name, her pale countenance dotted with freckles, and with her long braids of red hair. Being a child of imagination, however, Anne takes much joy in life, and adapts quickly, thriving in the environment of Prince Edward Island.
The rest of the story recounts her continued education at school, where she excels in studies very quickly, her budding literary ambitions and her friendships with people such as Diana Barry (her best friend), Jane Andrews and Ruby Gillis and her rivalry with Gilbert Blythe, who teased her about her red hair and for that acquired her hatred, although he apologised many times."
The following credits and cast for the television series were listed in an article by The Daily Mirror:
Credits:
Director and Script Writer: Nalaka Swarnathilake
Based on Translation by: Shanika Dulani Kumanayake
Producer: Ruchira Liyanaarachchi (RS Video)
Camera: Thrishula Deepa Thambawita
Music Director: Nuwan Vithanage
Art Director: Dinesh Jayashantha
Editor: Pujitha Kanchana Amaratunge
Make Up: Sameera Madhu Kindelpitiya
Dance Choreography: Harshika Rathnayake
Assistant Director: Asiri Priyani
Costumes: Tharanga Anthani
Vocals: Natasha Perera, Poorni Kamaldiwala
Lyrics: Amitha Rabbidigala, Nuwan Katugampola
Cast:
Vinuri Ramanayake - Anne Shirley (younger)
Poorni Kamaladiwela - Anne Shirley (older)
Piyumi Gamage - Diana Barry (younger)
Buddhika Wimalasekara - Diana Barry (older)
Kusum Renu
Athula Liyanage
Nilmini Sigera
Athula Pathirana
Malkanthi Jayasinghe
Maureen Charuni
Rebecca Nirmali
Chitra Warakagoda
Manel Wanaguru
Chaminda Jayasuriya
Wijeratne Warakagoda
Nilmini Buwaneka
Lanka Bandaranayake
Udayashantha Liyanage
Kumara Abeywardhana
Lakshman Rajapakshe
Tiran Gurusinghe
Nuwan Wijesinghe
Harshi Seneviratne
Sathya Gurusinghe
Tharuka Abeyratne
Kanchana Hewawitharana
Rebecca Hugebert
Ravishanka Alikewela
Chamitha Perera
Hasangi Minusha
Nisal Deelaka
Aparna Fernando
Navindu Yasas
Dulanjali Kumari Herath
Kavishka Dilshan
Ovini de Silva
Vishva Vidanagamage
Madusha Erandi Weeraddane
Amila Virajith
Sharon Hugerbert
Hasitha Herath
Chamalka Perera
Yesith Randula Abeysinghe
Poorni Shehara
Suwimali Dissanayake
Thidas Nimnaka Abeysinghe
Vinuri de Silva
Christein Deshapriya
This production is another wonderful example of how Anne of Green Gables appeals to audiences around the world. I hope to watch this series one day.
Image credit:
Photograph of Vinuri Ramanayake playing Anne Shirley in Anne (2007). © Swarnavahini
References:
Anne in the making... (April 30, 2007). Daily Mirror Life, Daily Mirror. Retrieved from: http://archives.dailymirror.lk/2007/04/30/life/6.asp.
Anne: A tale of playful girl. (September 16, 2007). The TV Times. The Sunday Times Online. Vol. 42, No. 16. Retrieved from: http://sundaytimes.lk/070916/TV/tv-times000021.html.
'ANNE' loved by children. (September 2, 2007). Daily Mirror. Retrieved from: http://archives.dailymirror.lk/2007/09/03/life/01.asp. (archived).
Fernando, Susitha R. (September 16, 2007). Nalaka's cause for the children. The TV Times. The Sunday Times Online. Vol. 42, No. 16. Retrieved from: http://sundaytimes.lk/070916/TV/tv-times000021.html.
Jayashan, Anjana. (February 15, 2010). Sri Lankan Celebrity: Vinuri, the school girl who shot to fame in one night. The Asian Tribune. Retrieved from: http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2010/02/15/sri-lankan-celebrity-vinuri-school-girl-who-shot-fame-one-night. (archived).
Created September 12, 2007. Last updated November 5, 2024.
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To design this set of Anne of Green Gables Valentines, I used images from Sullivan Entertainment's Anne of Green Gables (1985) and Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987), Nippon Animation's Anne of Green Gables (1979) aka Akage No An, the 1934 Anne of Green Gables film, and Anne & Gilbert: The Musical.
Download and print more Anne of Green Gables Valentines here: Set 1, Set 3, and Set 4.
Created January 15, 2007. Last updated January 26, 2024.
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To design this set of Anne of Green Gables Valentines, I used public domain clipart from Antique Clipart, and images of Gilbert Blythe, Anne Shirley, and Diana Barry from Sullivan Entertainment's production of Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987) and Nippon Animation's Anne of Green Gables (1979) aka Akage No An.
Download and print more Anne of Green Gables Valentines here: Set 2, Set 3, and Set 4.
Created January 1, 2005. Last updated January 26, 2024.
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