Aunt Flossie's Hats and Crab Cakes Later - Hardcover

Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395546826 ISBN 13: 9780395546826

Publisher: Clarion Books, 1991

Synopsis

Sunday afternoons are special for Sarah and Susan because that's when they visit Aunt Flossie -- she has a memorable collection of hats, each with a special story.

About this title

About the Author:

James Ransome has illustrated more than 35 books for children, including many award winners. He lives in Rhinebeck, New York, with his wife, children's book author Lesa Cline Ransome, and their four children. Visit his website at www.jamesransome.com.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 2-- On Sunday afternoon, two little girls visit their Great-great-aunt Flossie, whose house is full of books, pictures, and "boxes and boxes and boxes of HATS," each of which has a story to go along with it. A woolly winter hat still smelling faintly of smoke was worn by Aunt Flossie when, as a child, she witnessed the great Baltimore fire. The dark blue one with a red feather was perched on her head when, as a young woman, she watched a parade welcoming home black veterans of World War I. These reminiscences paint an interesting portrait of regional African-American history, but the highlight of the book is the girls' favorite story, which features themselves and the day the wind blew Aunt Flossie's best Sunday hat into the river. Based on Howard's memories of her own feisty, 98-year-old aunt, this is a lyrical, entertaining story that rings with authenticity. Ransome's distinguished oil paintings are gorgeous, but frustratingly dark at times. A compelling book that will draw readers back again and again. --Anna DeWind, Milwaukee Public Library
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0395546826
• ISBN 13: 9780395546826
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 31
• Illustrator: Ransome James