I wanted to share a new children’s book you will find inside our Christmas Gift Guide 25: A Maker of Dresses by Violet Lemay, Michael Sampson (Author). I received a copy of the book in exchange for a review. Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the products, you purchase.
I sat down this morning to read A Maker of Dresses which reminded me of Cinderella. I love how the words either have or are made with sewing supplies like the kk is a pair of scissors making the letters stand out.
I wish Suzie were here to see the pink dress the little girl is making because Suzzane would have loved the dress just as I do. Look at the Puppy isn’t he cute? he needs to stop stealing the material though so she can finish the dress.
I love how the Little Girl goes after her dream of making dresses by drawing them when she was little turning her into a entrepreneur. We learn she will have summer dress and Spring dresses I wish I could see and try on. How about you?
There are dresses for short people which is a Godsend for me because I’m only 4’9. What about you? The Little girls remind us of the days of the week which is a #tewachingmoment making A Maker of Dresses a great #Homeschool Resource.
Children could study fashion, practice sewing and drawing. My favorite day was Saturday when she is designing for Puppies which Charlie and David also liked learning about. There is even outfits for Cats. Sundays the shop is closed because its a fun day for her. Just like in our home when Sundays are #familyday.
All in all, A Maker of Dresses is the perfect book for little girls in upper elementary school, but boys may enjoy the illustrations. I could see #teachers using the book in a #HomeEconimics Class. Adults who enjoy sewing will also enjoy this book a lot.
About the book: A Maker of Dresses
Monday to Sunday, each day of the week is a new opportunity for fashion!
Mondays are for dresses, Tuesdays for sports-jerseys and costumes, sweatpants and shorts! Young readers will delight in the colorful, fun-filled illustrations and joyful rhymes of A Maker of Dresses as dressmaker Alexis leads them through a week of stitching, twirling, and big fashion dreams.
About the Author: Violet Lemay
Violet Lemay has illustrated nearly 50 books for kids, 8 of which she also wrote. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Violet has lived all over the US and all over the world, including Malaysia, China, and her current home—New Zealand. Right this minute she’s probably tapping away on her laptop or drawing on her iPad, sipping licorice tea.
Ms. Lemay is represented for picture books by MB Artists, NYC, and for all older ages by Pape Commons.
Dr. Michael Sampson is a New York Times bestselling author of 30 books for young children, including Chicka, Chicka, 1, 2, 3 and The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry. He has also written books on emergent literacy (The Pursuit of Literacy) and on literacy acquisition (Total Literacy: Reading, Writing, and Learning). He often writes around the themes of sports, cats and dogs, and numbers.
After teaching in the public schools, Sampson earned his Ph.D. in Reading at the University of Arizona, where he met and established a lifelong friendship and professional relationship with the late children’s author and fellow literacy expert, Bill Martin, Jr
. Together they wrote many popular books, including Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? and Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? His newest two books, listen to our World and Spunky Little Monkey were published in 2016 and 2017. Noah, Noah, What Do you See? also came out last year.
Sampson travels the US and the world, speaking at schools, book festivals, and conferences, where he is known for his high energy, entertaining performances. Now in New York City, Sampson makes one author visit at schools each week.
Sampson is a professor of literacy at St.John’s University in New York City, and lives in Manhattan near Union Square. He continues to teach writing courses at the St. John’s campuses in New York, Paris, and Rome.
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Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
