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ABBIE IN STITCHES,
Cynthia Cotten.
It’s the early 1800s, and Abbie’s sister, Sarah, is a proper young lady who loves needlework. She has already made a sampler displaying her neat and even stitching. But when it becomes time for Abbie to make her sampler, she despairs – she hates needlework and would much rather curl up with one of the books on Papa’s shelf. How will she ever get through the long, tedious hours of needlework? And how can she pick a subject for a picture to sew when she really doesn’t care about the sampler at all? After considering what’s really important to her, Abbie completes the sampler in a way that is all her own. Lovely pastel illustrations accompany this story about a girl who is not afraid to speak (or sew) what’s really on her mind – that she would rather be reading.
ISBN-13: 9780374300043. ISBN-10: 0374300046. 32 pages.
Hardcover. $16.95 #169310
AGATHA'S FEATHER BED:
Not Just Another Wild Goose Story, Carmen Deedy.
Agatha, with lengthy white braids wound round her head, spins and weaves sheep's wool into cloth in her city shop. "Everything comes from something," she says. "Just like paper comes from trees." One night after brushing her hair, so long it puddled on the floor, Agatha climbed onto a new feather bed. She wakes to 6 featherless geese, shivering at her window, quoting, "Everything comes from something." They want their feathers back. Sending them to a motel with her credit card, she creates warm jackets from a very surprising source! Geese warm Agatha and Agatha warms the geese.
ISBN-13: 9781561450961. ISBN-10: 1561450960. 30 pages.
Softcover. Clearance! Was $7.95,
now only $4.77! #139489
ANNIE AND THE OLD ONE,
Miska Miles.
Annie and the Old One, her grandmother, had a close, loving relationship. When the Old One said that her days will end when the new rug on the loom is finished, the rug becomes Annie's enemy and she plots to stop her grandmother's weaving. This is a touching story book for children.
ISBN-13: 9780316571203. ISBN-10: 0316571202. 8.5" x 9.25"
softcover. $7.95 #139470
BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP:
And Other Rhymes, Tomie DePaola.
Classic nursery rhymes colorfully illustrated. Publisher: Penguin Group.
33 pages. 5" x 6.25" hardcover. $7.99 #139658
BETSY WHO CRIED WOLF,
Gail Carson Levine. What does a hungry, lonely wolf, last of his kind on Rosenrise Mountain, do to find sustenance? Clever Zimmo duels wits with 8-year-old Betsy who desires to be the best shepherd in the valley. A wolf "with a plan" shows himself, shepherd cries for help, wolf hides, townsfolk arrive, shepherd gets a talking-to. Repeat. Soon no one responds. Quickly thinking, she grabs something to toss: Mom's homemade pie. Zimmo notices, "…sheep just smelled like wool, but those pies smelled DEElicious." Howling "Fooood!" a tear trickles down. Compassion for each other saves wolf and later wandering sheep. Imaginative illustrations help tell a story that will bring smiles to readers.
ISBN-13: 9780060287634. ISBN-10: 0060287632. 10.25" x 10.25"
hardcover. $15.95 #139472
CORKING,
Judy Ann Sadler.
Perhaps you, too, remember an old-fashioned tube shaped craft tool called a
corking spool? Maybe you're accustomed to a name such as a knitting spool, a
knitting Nancy, or even a Bizzy Lizzy? The tool has many titles, is easy to
create, and is a clever way to make knitted tubes for finger puppets, animals,
scarves, tube socks, doll clothes, and more. The projects are shown in all-color
comic-book style drawings for child friendly instruction. With extra pages on
pom-poms, a little adult help, and some imagination, kids will be mesmerized and
productive! ISBN: 1550742655. 7½" x 10" softcover, 32
pages. $6.95 #139237
THE GOAT IN THE RUG, Charles L. Blood & Martin
Link. Weaving, from start to finish, a traditional Navajo
rug is told from the goat's point of view. Shearing and washing the wool,
carding and spinning on the drop spindle, plying, and a humorous hitch in the
dyeing which worries the goat combine to make this a tender and informative
story. For ages 10 and under. ISBN: 0689714181. 7" x 10" softcover,
$6.99 #139043
MR. PUTTER & TABBY SPIN THE YARN,
Cynthia Rylant.
Mrs. Teaberry is a very good neighbor, and Mr. Putter is eager to return
the favor at her knitting party. But when it comes to yarn (lots and lots
of yarn, Tabby just isn't the most composed of guests... Publisher: Harcourt, Inc.
ISBN-13: 9780152060954. ISBN-10: 0152060952. 44 pages,
softcover. $5.95 #139646
A
New Coat for Anna,
H. Ziefert & A. Lobel. This WWII story, with delightful color illustrations, is
based on a true story of wearing a too-small coat because there were no coats,
hardly any food and little money. Anna's mother trades grandfather's watch
for wool from a farmer and on through the process. Sheep shearers,
spinners, dyers, weavers and tailors will delight in this warm story ending with
a visit to the sheep to show them their wool. All ages (with 2nd and 3rd graders
able to read most of the words). ISBN: 0394898613. 8" x
10" softcover. $6.99 #139136
NOAH'S MITTENS:
How Noah Discovered Felt, Lise Lunge-Larsen.
With one of the world's oldest tales as its setting, this book celebrates the
miracles taking place all around us - even with the most ordinary things, like
wool and water. ISBN-13: 9780618329502. ISBN-10: 0618329501. 32 pages.
Hardcover, 9.25" x 10.25" $16.00 #139298
SHEEP BLAST OFF!
Nancy Shaw.
When a mysterious spacecraft lands in a nearby pasture, the lovable, blundering sheep get in gear for the ride of their lives! Unfortunately, these sheep don’t know the first thing about piloting a spaceship . . . but there may be someone else on board who does! Readers will have a blast with Nancy Shaw’s clever rhymes and Margot Apples hilarious illustrations in this latest Sheep adventure.
ISBN-13: 9780618131686. ISBN-10: 061813168X. Publisher: Houghton Mifflin.
Hardcover. $15.00 #139647
Sheep
in a Jeep, Nancy Shaw. Lots of rhymes telling
the story of the silly sheep and their trials with a jeep make this story a
favorite with all ages. Delightful illustrations. Good book for
beginning readers. 32 pgs. ISBN: 0395470307. 8½" x 8¼" Softccover,
$5.95 #139047
THE WEAVING OF A DREAM,
Marilee Heyer.
When the beautiful tapestry woven by a poor woman is stolen by fairies, her three sons go on a magical journey to retrieve it. Their mother will die if they do not get it back in time. This is a wonderful retelling of an old Chinese tale, and the illustrations are spectacular. An excellent book. 8.25" x 10.75"
softcover. Clearance! Was $7.99,
now only $4.17! #139548
WHAT DO SHEEP DO?
Little ones will love exploring life on the farm in this first animal facts book.
6" x 6" paperboard. $4.95 #139701
When
Sheep Cannot Sleep, Satoshi Kitamura. Read and look at the pictures in this little book with
your favorite little person. A sheep book that helps very young people
"see" a page and guides them through the human experience of learning
to visualize counting and numbers in a very creative fashion. Each illustration
in this book is a gem.ISBN: 0374483590. 8½" x
10" softcover.
$5.95 #139053 out of print - one copy in stock
WHEN SHEEP SLEEP,
Laura Numeroff.
Laura Numeroff has crafted the perfect lullaby in which a small child imagines she encounters many cuddly animal families, only to find that they, too, are snuggled fast asleep! Lovely, soothing watercolors by award-winning and critically acclaimed illustrator David McPhail capture the dreaminess of bedtime.
ISBN-13: 9780810954694. ISBN-10: 0810954699. Publisher: STC Craft.
32 pages. Hardcover. $15.95 #139541
WOOL GATHERING:
A Sheep Family Reunion, Lisa Wheeler & Frank Ansley.
When the sheep family gets together, even the odd relatives are welcome!
Once a year they gather - Woolverton, Little Bo Sheep, Felice, Uncle Abe Ram,
and the rest of the fleecy flock. It's Baa-dmintion here, sheep dipping
there, brunching and lunching everywhere. It's kissing and hugging fore each
little labmly in this wild and woolly close-knit fambly. Aren't' you
excited to be invited? ISBN-13: 9780689843693. ISBN-10: 0689843690. 10" x 10.25"
hardcover. $16.95 #139376 Out of print - limited stock
remaining.
Your
Sheep: A Kid's Guide To Raising and Showing, Paula
Simmons & D. L. Salsbury, DVM. Forget the subtitle. This book will be valuable to
you whether you're a child or adult. If you haven't raised sheep before, you'll
have dozens of questions. Can I get my sheep to come when I call? What kind of
pasture and home must my sheep have? What shall I give my sheep to eat? This
book will be a constant source of help in answering those and other questions.
Both authors have had many years of experience with their own sheep, and their
wise and friendly advice will help you to be the very best shepherd of your
sheep. 120 pages, illustrated. ISBN: 0882667696. Softcover, $14.95 #139054
Mielke's
Fiber Arts, LLC
ABBIE IN STITCHES,
Cynthia Cotten.
AGATHA'S FEATHER BED:
Not Just Another Wild Goose Story, Carmen Deedy.
ANNIE AND THE OLD ONE,
Miska Miles.
BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP:
And Other Rhymes, Tomie DePaola.
BETSY WHO CRIED WOLF,
Gail Carson Levine.
THE GOAT IN THE RUG, Charles L. Blood & Martin
Link.
MR. PUTTER & TABBY SPIN THE YARN,
Cynthia Rylant.
A
New Coat for Anna,
NOAH'S MITTENS:
How Noah Discovered Felt, Lise Lunge-Larsen.
SHEEP BLAST OFF!
Nancy Shaw.
Sheep
in a Jeep, Nancy Shaw.
THE WEAVING OF A DREAM,
Marilee Heyer.
WHAT DO SHEEP DO?
When
Sheep Cannot Sleep, Satoshi Kitamura.
WHEN SHEEP SLEEP,
Laura Numeroff.
WOOL GATHERING:
A Sheep Family Reunion, Lisa Wheeler & Frank Ansley.
Your
Sheep: A Kid's Guide To Raising and Showing, Paula
Simmons & D. L. Salsbury, DVM.