Sashiko's Stitches author-Anne Downer is also going to meet

is also going to meet the family for the first time

But since the death of her mother

He snaps his pole and bends down low

Then her dad drops a bombshell: he and Claude’s mom are splitting up

and share her tale

Sashiko's Stitches author-Anne Downer is also going to meet*Signed Bookplates!* Stitch by stitch, a child learns to cope with difficult emotions through the traditional Japanese embroidery practice of sashiko in this moving picture book. Sashiko is a young girl with very big feelings. When her mother teaches her about her namesakethe traditional Japanese practice of mending through embroideryshe finds an outlet for some of those emotions. With each stitch, the dark cloud around her lightens, until her big