Sashiko's Stitches author-Anne Downer But at the sudden loss

But at the sudden loss of her parents

But since the death of her mother

” about a young boy in the city who tries his best to avoid spending his precious quarters on tempting local treats but instead saves them for an “emergency

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Sashiko's Stitches author-Anne Downer But at the sudden loss*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