Teacher, you are loved.

by Rachel B. Baxter, art by Ernio

One day, my daughter came home from school and said we needed to make her teacher a gift.

She insisted we make her a “floofycorn,” a cute little puffy creature made out of yarn, pipecleaners, and googly eyes.

Together, we crafted the floofycorn.

Next, she requested a gift bag and a card. She tucked the floofycorn in the gift bag and wrote her name and her teacher’s name on the card, complete with a drawing of the two of them together.

“Is there a special occasion?” I asked her. “Like, is it her birthday?”

“No,” she said, “It’s just because I love her.”

All artwork by Ernio Hernandez © 2021 All rights reserved.

previous collaborations by Rachel B. Baxter and Ernio Hernandez:

Reclaiming Lipstick Shades

A life in timeline.