Miss Fannie's Hat - Hardcover

Jan Karon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0806645857 ISBN 13: 9780806645858

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Pub, 1998

Synopsis

Miss Fannie is ninety-nine years old. And very small. In fact, now that she's old, she's grown to be about the same size she was as a little girl. Now Miss Fannie's daughter takes care of Miss Fannie, instead of the other way around.

Miss Fannie owns lots and lots of hats. And each hat is her favorite. But when she gives up her very favorite hat—the famous pink straw hat with roses—to help raise money in the church auction, Miss Fannie is in for a surprise.

Whether you're a child or a grownup, you'll fall in love with Miss Fannie and her hats and learn wonderful truths about trust, faith, and the rewards of unselfish love.

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Review:

"Miss Fannie has lots of hats. And each one is her favorite." At age 99, Miss Fannie has much history--and even more hats. She was wearing her green velour hat when she witnessed a terrible flood in 1916. Her wide-brimmed felt hat with the gleaming black feather reminds her of the hawk she caught to keep it from killing her hens and biddies. But her pink straw hat with silk roses truly is her favorite. For 35 years she's worn this hat to church every Easter Sunday, and "it always makes her feel brand-new, like Easter itself." She's not the only one who thinks it's special. When her handsome young preacher asks her to donate a hat to the church auction, Miss Fannie knows what she has to do. She takes a deep breath, thinks of her favorite verse from the Bible, "With God, all things are possible," and wraps up her pink straw hat. But she doesn't realize just how much is possible until the Easter Sunday after the auction.

Jan Kuron, popular author of the bestselling series for adults, The Mitford Years, as well as the children's book, Jeremy: The Tale of an Honest Bunny, crafts a pleasing story of a charming woman (based on Kuron's own grandmother) who reaps the sweet rewards of her generosity. Toni Goffe's warm, cartoonish illustrations will make readers smile. (Ages 4 to 8) --Emilie Coulter

From the Publisher:

Features:

--special edition of Jan Karon's best-selling children's book

--includes audio CD with Jan reading the story and talking about the real Miss Fannie, her grandmother

--reusable stickers and storyboard

About this edition

• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Pub
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0806645857
• ISBN 13: 9780806645858
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Toni Goffe