title: The Spinner's Gift
author: Gail Radley
description: Kindergarten-Grade 2-When a queen asks for a new gown unlike any other in the land, her seamstress goes to the weaver who, in turn, asks the spinner to make some new cloth, and the queen is delighted with the final product. Some years later, she has the gown cut down for her daughter to wear, who later passes it on to one of her maids. Thus the story continues as the fabric is passed from one person to another, being altered and reused in many ways until, at last, a small scrap of it finds its way back to the spinner. She cuts away the ragged edges and gives it to the princess as a gift for her new baby; the young woman uses it in a quilt for her baby, thus preserving the memory of her mother. Fine, expressive illustrations convey a sense of the 18th-century English countryside. The language in this gentle lesson about recycling is simple and straightforward, but the story lacks excitement. The Woman Who Saved Things (Tambourine, 1993) by Phyllis Krasilovsky and Aunt Ippy's Museum of Junk (HarperCollins, 1991) by Rodney Alan Greenblat make a similar point with more humor. Serviceable for curriculum needs.<BR><I>Linda Greengrass, Bank Street College Library, New York City</I><BR>Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  The Spinster Chronicles  
  
  Book One
  
  REBECCA CONNOLLY  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Also by
  
  Rebecca Connolly
  
  The Arrangements:
  
  An Arrangement of Sorts
  
  Married to the Marquess
  
  Secrets of a Spinster
  
  The Dangers of Doing Good
  
  The Burdens of a Bachelor
  
  A Bride Worth Taking
  
  A Wager Worth Making
  
  A Gerrard Family Christmas
  
  The London League:
  
  The Lady and the Gent
  
  Coming Soon
  
  The Spinster and I
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Text copyright © 2018 by Rebecca Connolly  
  
  Cover art copyright © 2018 by Rebecca Connolly
  
  Cover art by Tugboat Design  
  
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  All rights reserved. Published by Phase Publishing, LLC. No part of this book
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  Phase Publishing, LLC first paperback edition
  
  May 2018
  
  ISBN 978-1-943048-54-0
  
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