[CALIBK12] 2.0 Teddy Bear T-Shirts -- need read-aloud booksforsewing circle

[Kbshepler at aol.com]

If you  have any good read-aloud books that would go
especially well with sewing or  the approaching holiday season, let me
know.  The only book that comes  to mind is one by Dolly Parton, "Coat of
Many Colors," where her mother  sewed (with love) a multicolored jacket
for her little girl.  Great  book for any age, but too short.

Any "coming of age" books about  working as a seamstress or needlepoint
to earn a living or because that was  what young ladies of nobility did.


Thanks. 
Best  wishes.
- Jackie
CSLA 2.0 Team project manager


I'm not sure how long a book you are looking for if a picture is not long  
enough, but if you are looking for a chapter book:
I just finished The Lacemaker and the Princess by Kimberley  Bradley which I 
quite enjoyed. Historical fiction set during French Revolution  in which young 
girl from working class family of lacemakers becomes the  companion of Marie 
Antoinette's daughter. I also very much liked Project  Mulberry by Linda Sue 
Park. Contemporary Realistic, it sets a  young African American boy and a 
Korean American girl on a science fair  project where they will raise silkworms and 
use the cocoons to make silk thread  with which to embroider. As always with 
Linda Sue there is lots to chew on in  this book.
 
Good luck.
Kathy
 
Kathy Shepler, Librarian
Aurora School
Oakland, CA



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