Stitch Through Time
Published on 1. August 2022
35 pages
978-1-64996-824-1 (ISBN)
Description
What's inside Aunt Jo's treasure chest? That's what Ava wants to know. Then, one night, Aunt Jo hands her the key...and the two take a magical journey back in time to visit three daring, gifted, and visionary Black fashion designers: Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave who became one of the most celebrated designers of her time and personal friend of Mary Todd Lincoln; Ann Cole Lowe, a designer for Jackie Kennedy; and Mildred Blount, milliner to the stars! The bold achievements of these inspiring women of history are celebrated in this fashion fairy tale that spotlights iconic style moments...and sparks a child's imagination.
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Lauren Burke is a writer and editor from Chicago, Illinois. Her work focuses on women's history, travel, and classic literature. She also co-hosts a podcast called Bonnets at Dawn about the lives and works of women writers from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
Katie Crumpton is an illustrator from South Carolina, who ventured off to San Francisco to earn her degree from the Academy of Art University. She enjoys drawing whimsical and magical things, and loves to use all the colors of the rainbow to bring her work to life. Magic, nature, animals, and outer space are some of the things that inspire her, while she draws and listens to music.
Content
- Intro
- Copyright Page
- Title Page
- A Stitch Through Time
