Flat Alexis gets a tour in Texas

Quite a while ago now, some customers of ours walked into our bookstore carrying a large paper doll, obviously handmade, and gave it a tour and took pictures of it visiting our bookstore. This seemed a bit odd, to tell you the truth. But the people with this paper doll explained. They had a young relative who lived elsewhere, and this was a school project. She'd made a 'Flat' version of herself, and mailed it off to them, and they were to take it around and teach it about where they lived, and send back pictures to the young relative to show where she'd been.

These people were having a blast taking Flat Samantha (or whatever her name was) around. The kids took her to school with them. The parents thought up field trips. A good time was had by all.

For a while. But then the children of the family decided that Flat Samantha (or whatever her name was) was insisting that everyone wear swimsuits. This being the middle of winter, this was not seen as a great idea by the parents. (But Mom, Flat Samantha really, really wants to see what it's like to run around in the snow wearing swimsuits. And she needs us to do it with her.) And then the children came up with other lovely ideas of what Flat Samantha wanted to do. I believe at that point Flat Samantha was mailed back to live with Real Samantha.

But until the children went insane with it, a good time was had by all.

Right now, a Flat Alexis is getting a tour of Texas. Her adventures so far are chronicled here, here, here, here, here, and here.