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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This book is wonderful. Patricia Polacco is a wonderful author who tells such real life stories. I love the fact that they worked so hard to buy the hat for Miss Eula, she also has beautiful illustrations. You can find out so much about the story from the pictures. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read. Patricia Polacco can touch the heart of all people, young and old!  mdkladke | Nov 16, 2009 |  This is a book about Miss Eula and three children. They all walk to church together on Sundays. Miss Eula sings solos at often and has a voice like slow thunder and sweet rain. After church Miss Eula and the children would always walk by Mr. Kodinski's hat shop and she would look in the window and sigh. Once they got home, they would almost always have fried chicken for dinner. SInce the children knew Easter was coming up, they wanted to buy Miss Eula a hat. So, they saved their money and worked hard to get her the hat. After all of their hard work and saving, Mr. Kodinski gives them a hat and Miss Eula has a pretty hat for Easter. DBPeeples | Oct 29, 2009 | Three kids spent every Sunday with their “gramma”. They decided one day that they wanted to get her something special for Easter Sunday. In order to get the money for the gift they made some elaborate Easter eggs to sell. This is a book of family tradition and giving. Every Sunday after church they would all get together and have fried chicken for dinner. The children kept this tradition alive even after the death of their gramma. In the classroom I would like it if the students and I made our own Easter eggs. The children can also comment on their own family traditions. malinacoulter | Oct 25, 2009 | . Polacco and two childhood neighbors want to buy a hat for Miss Eula. They visit Mr. Kodinski’s shop to try to ask for work, but are mistaken for the boys who threw eggs at the store. With the help of Polacco’s mother, they paint “Pysanky” eggs and take them to Mr. Kodinski’s store as a peace offering. He decides to let the children sell the eggs in his store and then does not charge them for Miss Eula’s hat. Patricia Polacco has her own website which is patriciapolacco.com. The site lists all of Polacco’s books with a summary. earobinson | Oct 11, 2009 | With Easter just around the corner, Miss Eula has been admiring a hat from from Mr. Kodinski's shop that she believed would be perfect for the occasion. Every Sunday after church she and her grandchildren walk by the shop and look through the window to find this beautiful pink hat. Now more than anything, her grandchildren want to buy her that hat. The only problem is that they dont have enough money to buy it and they find themselves in a pickle when they go to ask the cranky store owner if he needs extra help around the shop. The children use memories from their past to find their own way to make some extra cash. Who would have thought eggs would become so popular... (  ) amspicer | Oct 4, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0698116151, Paperback)After being initiated into a neighbor's family by a solemn backyard ceremony, a young Russian American girl and her African American brothers determine to buy their gramma Eula a beautiful Easter hat. But their good intentions are misunderstood, until they discover just the right way to pay for the hat that Eula's had her eye on. A loving family story woven from the author's childhood. Polacco has outdone herself with these joyful, energetic illustrations, her vibrant colors even richer and more intense than usual, while authentic details enhance the interest. A unique piece of Americana. --Kirkus Reviews, pointer review In this moving picture book, the hatred sometimes engendered by racial and religious differences is overpowered by the love of people who recognize their common humanity. --Booklist, starred, boxed review The text conveys a tremendous pride of heritage as it brims with rich images from her characters' African American and Russian Jewish culturesA tribute to the strength of all family bonds. --Publishers Weekly, starred review(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:56 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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