My Red Hat* (Paperback)

Jill Larson Sundberg

ISBN 10: 1573249637 / ISBN 13: 9781573249638

Published by Conari Press,U.S., Berkeley, CA, 2003

About this Item

Paperback. It all began with a poem called "Warning," by Jenny Joseph, that goes like this: "When I am an old woman I shall wear purple/With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me." Hundreds of thousands of women of a certain age have taken up that poem as their anthem and that red hat as their badge--they (we) will do anything we please--society's constraints beware! There is the Red Hat Society and there are conventions and t-shirts and now there's.My Red Hat, by Jill Larson Sundberg, who knows the value of being old enough to not have to follow the rules. She knows the even greater value of having something as sassy as a red hat as a comforting talisman in times of stress and loneliness. Or as a constant companion, cheering us up and never talking back. Or as a good luck symbol. This little book couldn't be simpler--47 inspirational thoughts, all beginning with "My Red Hat": * puts a bounce in my step. * doesn't gossip. * never judges me. * makes me want to celebrate. Each is accompanied by a quirky line drawing of a Red Hat woman doing her thing!My Red Hat is the perfect party favor, hostess gift, stocking stuffer, cheerer-upper, any-day present for any teacher, mentor, sister, mother, friend, or woman of a certain age. Each chapter in this engaging book is accompanied by quirky simple line drawings of a Red Hat woman doing her thing. "My Red Hat" is the perfect party favor, hostess gift, stocking stuffer, cheerer-upper, any day present for any teacher, mentor, sister, mother, friend, woman of a certain age. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Red Hat* (Paperback)
• Publisher: Conari Press,U.S., Berkeley, CA
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1573249637
• ISBN 13: 9781573249638
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

It all began with a poem called "Warning," by Jenny Joseph, that goes like this: "When I am an old woman I shall wear purple/With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me."

Hundreds of thousands of women of a certain age have taken up that poem as their anthem and that red hat as their badgethey (we) will do anything we pleasesociety's constraints beware!

There is the Red Hat Society and there are conventions and tshirts and now there's... My Red Hat, by Jill Larson Sundberg, who knows the value of being old enough to not have to follow the rules. She knows the even greater value of having something as sassy as a red hat as a comforting talisman in times of stress and loneliness. Or as a constant companion, cheering us up and never talking back. Or as a good luck symbol.

This little book couldn't be simpler47 inspirational thoughts, all beginning with My Red Hat:

* puts a bounce in my step.
• * doesn't gossip.
• * never judges me.
• * makes me want to celebrate.

Each is accompanied by a quirky line drawing of a Red Hat woman doing her thing!My Red Hat is the perfect party favor, hostess gift, stocking stuffer, cheererupper, anyday present for any teacher, mentor, sister, mother, friend, or woman of a certain age.

About the Author

Jill Larson Sundberg is a baby boomer and business woman who runs Access Marketing Systems and sells gift items and books to retailers all over the Upper Midwest.