The Memory String (Paperback)

Eve Bunting

ISBN 10: 0544555473 / ISBN 13: 9780544555471

Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, Boston, 2015

About this Item

Paperback. Each button on Laura's memory string represents a piece of her family history. The buttons Laura cherishes the most belonged to her mother-a button from her prom dress, a white one off her wedding dress, and a single small button from the nightgown she was wearing on the day she died. When the string breaks, Laura's new stepmother, Jane, is there to comfort Laura and search for a missing button, just as Laura's mother would have done. AGES: 4-8 AUTHOR: Eve Bunting has written more than two hundred books for children, including the Caldecott Medalwinning 'Smoky Night', illustrated by David Diaz, 'The Wall', 'Fly Away Home', and 'Trains to Somewhere'. The late Ted Rand was the esteemed illustrator of many picture books, including Eve Bunting's 'The Memory String' and 'Secret Place'. Laura discovers that a memory string is not just for remembering the past: it's also for recording new memories. Each button on Laura's memory string represents a piece of her family history. The buttons Laura cherishes the most belonged to her mother - a button from her prom dress and one from the nightgown she was wearing on the day she died. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Memory String (Paperback)
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, Boston
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0544555473
• ISBN 13: 9780544555471
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Rand, Ted
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Each button on Laura’s memory string represents a piece of her family history. The buttons Laura cherishes the most belonged to her mother—a button from her prom dress, a white one off her wedding dress, and a single small button from the nightgown she was wearing on the day she died. When the string breaks, Laura’s new stepmother, Jane, is there to comfort Laura and search for a missing button, just as Laura’s mother would have done. But it’s not the same—Jane isn’t Mom. In Eve Bunting’s moving story, beautifully illustrated by Ted Rand, Laura discovers that a memory string is not just for remembering the past: it’s also for recording new memories.

About the Authors

Eve Bunting was the beloved, award-winning author of more than two hundred and fifty books for young people, including the Caldecott Medal-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz, The Wall, Fly Away Home, and Train to Somewhere.

The late TED RAND was the esteemed illustrator of many picture books, including Eve Bunting's Secret Place and The Memory String.