Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

Author: Kevin Henkes

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1996-08-19

Total Pages: 43

ISBN-13: 0688128971

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Lilly loves everything about school, especially her cool teacher, Mr. Slinger. But when Lilly brings her purple plastic purse and its treasures to school and can't wait until sharing time, Mr. Slinger confiscates her prized possessions. Lilly's fury leads to revenge and then to remorse and she sets out to make amends. Lilly, the star of Chester's Way and Julius, the Baby of the World, is back. And this time she has her name in the title - something she's wanted all along. If you thought Lilly was funny before, you are in for a treat. So hurry up and start reading. Lilly can't wait for you to find out more about her.


Raising My Rainbow

Raising My Rainbow

Author: Lori Duron

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2013-09-03

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0770437710

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Raising My Rainbow is Lori Duron’s frank, heartfelt, and brutally funny account of her and her family's adventures of distress and happiness raising a gender-creative son. Whereas her older son, Chase, is a Lego-loving, sports-playing boy's boy, Lori's younger son, C.J., would much rather twirl around in a pink sparkly tutu, with a Disney Princess in each hand while singing Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi." C.J. is gender variant or gender nonconforming, whichever you prefer. Whatever the term, Lori has a boy who likes girl stuff—really likes girl stuff. He floats on the gender-variation spectrum from super-macho-masculine on the left all the way to super-girly-feminine on the right. He's not all pink and not all blue. He's a muddled mess or a rainbow creation. Lori and her family choose to see the rainbow. Written in Lori's uniquely witty and warm voice and launched by her incredibly popular blog of the same name, Raising My Rainbow is the unforgettable story of her wonderful family as they navigate the often challenging but never dull privilege of raising a slightly effeminate, possibly gay, totally fabulous son. Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content


Black in My Rainbow

Black in My Rainbow

Author: Alice F. Omoti

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2012-11-26

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781475957310

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While growing up amid humble surroundings in Roxobel, North Carolina, Alice Omoti begins her sophomore year of high school without any idea that one decision is about to change the course of her life forever. In her memoir, Alice details her childhood and adolescent yearsyears that are abruptly transformed the night she attends a football game with a friend. After fifteen-year-old Alice meets fellow student James Ruff Dog Ruskins, she ignores a foreboding feeling and accepts a ride with him to a party. A few hours later, Ruff Dog rapes her, impregnating Alice with her first child. Left with no other options, Alice is forced to marry the man she hates with every fiber of her being. Trapped in a faux marriage ruled by physical and mental abuse, Alice unsuccessfully attempts to escape numerous times. But fifteen years later, just as Alice thinks she has finally discovered true happiness, tragedy strikes and causes Alice to question everythingincluding her faith. Black in My Rainbow shares the intimate story of one womans unforgettable journey through the darkness of her troubles and into the light of Gods love, where she finally takes control of her destiny.


The First Book of Fashion

The First Book of Fashion

Author: Ulinka Rublack

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2021-02-11

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 1474249906

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This captivating book reproduces arguably the most extraordinary primary source documents in fashion history. Providing a revealing window onto the Renaissance, they chronicle how style-conscious accountant Matthäus Schwarz and his son Veit Konrad experienced life through clothes, and climbed the social ladder through fastidious management of self-image. These bourgeois dandies' agenda resonates as powerfully today as it did in the sixteenth century: one has to dress to impress, and dress to impress they did. The Schwarzes recorded their sartorial triumphs as well as failures in life in a series of portraits by illuminists over 60 years, which have been comprehensively reproduced in full color for the first time. These exquisite illustrations are accompanied by the Schwarzes' fashion-focussed yet at times deeply personal captions, which render the pair the world's first fashion bloggers and pioneers of everyday portraiture. The First Book of Fashion demonstrates how dress – seemingly both ephemeral and trivial – is a potent tool in the right hands. Beyond this, it colorfully recaptures the experience of Renaissance life and reveals the importance of clothing to the aesthetics and every day culture of the period. Historians Ulinka Rublack's and Maria Hayward's insightful commentaries create an unparalleled portrait of sixteenth-century dress that is both strikingly modern and thorough in its description of a true Renaissance fashionista's wardrobe. This first English translation also includes a bespoke pattern by TONY award-winning costume designer and dress historian Jenny Tiramani, from which readers can recreate one of Schwarz's most elaborate and politically significant outfits.


My Mommy's Tote

My Mommy's Tote

Author: P. H. Hanson

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company

Published: 2013-09-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780761177401

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Small is beautiful! Introducing the Mini Edition of My Mommys Tote. Mini Editions bring all the interactive features and fun of the original books to a cleverly designed format thats affordably priced and just the right size for kids to carry anywhere and everywhere they go. Each book opens up to eight sturdy, individual leaves that lift, slide, unfold, and pull out for hours of play. My Mommys Tote (with real fabric handles) will keep kids busy as they learn the alphabet and how to count from 1 to 12. They can remove Mommys laptop and look through her wallet. New features are an illustrated blue handkerchief and a bag of healthy snacks. The Mini Edition is jam-packed with objects to discover and explore.


The Crayon Man

The Crayon Man

Author: Natascha Biebow

Publisher: Clarion Books

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 45

ISBN-13: 132886684X

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Celebrating the inventor of the Crayola crayon This gloriously illustrated picture book biography tells the inspiring story of Edwin Binney, the inventor of one of the world's most beloved toys. A perfect fit among favorites like The Day the Crayons Quit and Balloons Over Broadway. purple mountains' majesty, mauvelous, jungle green, razzmatazz... What child doesn't love to hold a crayon in their hands? But children didn't always have such magical boxes of crayons. Before Edwin Binney set out to change things, children couldn't really even draw in color. Here's the true story of an inventor who so loved nature's vibrant colors that he found a way to bring the outside world to children - in a bright green box for only a nickel With experimentation, and a special knack for listening, Edwin Binney and his dynamic team at Crayola created one of the world's most enduring, best-loved childhood toys - empowering children to dream in COLOR


A Bag for All Reasons

A Bag for All Reasons

Author: Lisa Lam

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2021-08-10

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1446381102

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From the author of the bestselling The Bag Making Bible comes a collection of twelve inspiring bags for you to make at home—includes photos. Lisa Lam brings you a stunning collection of sewing patterns to make your own bags. The book features twelve bag designs with full photographic instructions, as well as a link to print-at-home patterns so that you can get started right away. A Bag for All Reasons is filled with Lisa’s in-depth advice, from the tools and equipment you need, to understanding and interpreting patterns, to choosing, preparing and cutting fabrics. A comprehensive techniques section explains some core bag-making techniques such as how to insert a zip pocket and how to use magnetic snap closures—everything you need to create professional, practical and great-looking bags. With projects ranging in complexity from the beginner Compact Groceries Tote to the more fully featured Too-Cool-for-School Satchel, you can progress with each new creation. You can make your own iPad case, sew a child’s backpack, create a pretty purse using a metal purse frame, and so much more! The bags all have style and substance and are designed with real-life practical uses in mind. Within each project Lisa gives her hints and tips for success, along with advice on how you can customize the patterns to create your own version of the design. “Lisa has created another, spirited collection of gorgeous bags that are fashionable with an added higher purpose of being incredibly useful! This information rich book will elevate your sewing know how with versatile techniques and inspiring suggestions for making these bags your own.” —Amy Butler, author of “Style Stitches”


Modern Rainbow Patchwork Quilts

Modern Rainbow Patchwork Quilts

Author: Paula Steel

Publisher: White Owl

Published: 2020-03-03

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781526752413

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Building on the popularity of modern quilting, the book features 14 patchwork projects with a modern look which use rainbows as the overall colour theme. The book enables readers to create their own rainbow look, from selecting which colours to use and choosing the appropriate fabrics for a project. Starting from the basics of patchwork the book includes tutorials on creating simple blocks, finishing a quilt and making an envelope cushion, alongside the basic tools and techniques used. Each of the 14 projects is broken down into easy to follow steps with detailed illustrations, making the book accessible for confident beginners as well as more seasoned quilters. The projects range in difficulty and time requirements, meaning that there is something for everyone depending in their time available and skill level. The five cushions and three mini projects are great for beginners, offering a smaller scale project that can be completed within a day and help to develop some of the skills required for making larger quilts. The six quilt projects include two large bed sized quilts, two lap quilts, a single bed quilt and a picnic blanket. All of the skills required to complete the quilts are included within the book, along with details on the authors inspiration, fabric choice and a colouring page.


This Might Be Too Personal

This Might Be Too Personal

Author: Alyssa Shelasky

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Published: 2022-05-17

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1250810892

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A frisky, feminine, funny, and profoundly genuine essay collection on relationships, sex, motherhood, and finding yourself, by the editor of New York Magazine's Sex Diaries. Alyssa Shelasky has a lot to tell you. In this hilarious and intimate essay collection, Alyssa navigates life as a wild-hearted woman and her thrilling career as a sex, relationship, and celebrity writer in New York City. From double-booking an interview with Sarah Jessica Parker and an abortion appointment and unsuccessfully quitting sex and men entirely to have a baby via an anonymous sperm donor, to hooking up with a hot musician while eight months pregnant and then finding her life partner but vowing to never get married, Alyssa's essays paint a deeply genuine, romantic, and uproarious portrait of a woman who craves both love and lust, and refuses to settle or sacrifice her fierce inner-spirit, sometimes to her own regret and detriment. And she's not afraid to give you every single beautiful, messy, embarrassing, and emotional detail of her bleeding heart and busy bedroom. This Might Be Too Personal is like having (several) drinks with your best friend who has seen, heard, and done everything. Literally, everything. Told in a refreshing candor with jolts of humor, undeniable relatability, and irresistible energy, Alyssa’s book is the ultimate meditation on living an authentic life with big feelings, hard decisions, and the small victories and painful mistakes of motherhood, womanhood, and profound independence.