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Summary: warm and endearing
Review: I am a mother of an 2yr old boy and a 4yr old girl. They both love this story. The audio tape is done very well and it really captures the sounds and emotions of each event Aunt Flossie's recalls. My children have there own tapeplayer and they play it over and over. My husband and I like the music in the story so we don't mind the children's constant replay.I highly recommend this book to any one who enjoys an great story from a special aunt. I strongly recommend the book and tape for littles ones who love repettion and parents who don't.
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Summary: Developing a hatbox project
Review: I first bought this book as a requirement for an elementary education course. When it was time for me to develop a back pack project (take home activity projects) for my students...this one was soooo easy to use. I made mine a "hatbox project." Since the girls in the story, Sarah and Susan, visit Aunt Flossie and listen to her tell the history of her hats, I had my students take home a hatbox full of art supplies and a hat. Each student had to decorate a hat that represented themselves. Then, they had to write the history of their hats and share it with their classmates. It was a great success!
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Summary: Excellent story
Review: No, it's not an Arthur or Clifford the Big Red Dog book. The illustrations are more like oil paintings than cartoons. It may not grab your child's attention right away. But this is a beautiful story that should not be missed. In an age where kids are more interested in the newest PlayStation games than their own heritage, it's refreshing to read a tale of 2 girls that visit their Great-Great Aunt Flossie every Sunday. Along with other cool things in her house, Aunt Flossie has box after box of hats, and these hats are Aunt Flossie's memories. A hat with a slightly smokey smell was what Flossie wore when she and her Mama huddled outside the great Baltimore fire, hoping her Uncle's store wouldn't burn down. One particular hat lost in the creek at a Sunday picnic was rescued by a boy. Slowly, these girls are learning Auntie Flossie's memories and experiences, stories they no doubt would pass on to future generations. After these stories, they all go out for some famous Maryland crabcakes. It's not just the stories, but the regular Sunday visits and crabcakes that I really enjoyed. It's a ritual, something kept up even though these girls and Flossie are 3 generations apart. This story stresses the need for families to spend time together no matter how big the age gap. Reading this book to my children every night will become my newest ritual.
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Summary: warm and endearing
Review: Probably appropriate for 5-8 yrs. This story is very slow going for 4 year olds, and younger. They'll grow quickly bored, even though the illustrations are very good. The story centers around two young girls, Sarah and Susan who go to visit their Great-great-aunt Flossie. Aunt Flossie has a large collection of hats and has a mildly amusing, but forgetable story that goes with each hat. She retells a couple of stories to the girls, and they all go out for crab cakes. There are so many other childrens books that your children will enjoy more, that make this one worth skipping.
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Summary: First Rate Illustrations But Tedious Story
Review: Probably appropriate for 5-8 yrs. This story is very slow going for 4 year olds, and younger. They'll grow quickly bored, even though the illustrations are very good. The story centers around two young girls, Sarah and Susan who go to visit their Great-great-aunt Flossie. Aunt Flossie has a large collection of hats and has a mildly amusing, but forgetable story that goes with each hat. She retells a couple of stories to the girls, and they all go out for crab cakes. There are so many other childrens books that your children will enjoy more, that make this one worth skipping.
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