Examines the subject of quilting, as an art form as well as an item of utility, tracing its early history from a cave in Mongolia to patchwork bedcoverings transported in overland wagon trains to present-day exhibits at renowned museums. Topics include patterns, inventions and fabric choices, as well as quilts as vehicles of American history. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Hardcover, 32 pages. More Info: SLEEPING BEAR PRESS-F Is For Friendship: A Quilt Alphabet. The art of quilting has existed for many years and brought together communities and generations. Every quilt tells a story. F is for Friendship: A Quilt Alphabet examines the subject of quilting, tracing it's early history from a cave in Mongolia to the patchwork bedcoverings transported in overloaded wagons and today's exhibits in renowned museums. Readers young and old will gain a new appreciation for this ageless form of art. Hardcover: 32 pages. Author: Helen L. Wilbur. Illustrator: Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen. Imported.
A former librarian, Helen L. Wilbur spent many years in the world of publishing. She has a B.A. in English Language and Literature from the University of Chicago and an M.A. in Library Science from Columbia University. Helen's award-winning children's books include
Finnegan and Fox: The Ten-Foot Cop (2014 Bank Street Best Books of the Year for Children, 2013 Creative Child Seal of Excellence Award),
Lily's Victory Garden (2011 Storytelling World Resource Honor Award: Stories for Pre-Adolescent Listeners Category, 2011 IRA Teacher's Choices Reading List - Primary Category),
Z is for Zeus: A Greek Mythology Alphabet (2009 Mom's Choice Award) and
M is for Meow: A Cat Alphabet (a 2007 ASPCA Henry Bergh Honor Book). She shares her writing experiences at conferences, schools, and libraries. Helen lives on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and spends her summers in the mountains of New Hampshire. Read more about her at helenwilbur.com.
Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen was born in the Netherlands in 1951. With his seven brothers and sisters, he grew up exploring nature and his sketch pads were filled with observations from those family outings. Always drawing as a young boy, his father encouraged Gijsbert to make art his career. After high school, he attended and graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in Arnhem, Holland.
Gijsbert, or "Mr. Nick" as many children affectionately call him during his school visits, immigrated to the United States in 1976 and worked as Art Director for the Michigan Natural Resources Magazine for 17 years. In 1995, he illustrated his first children's book, The Legend of Sleeping Bear, finally fullfilling his dream of illustrating children's books.
Residing in Bath, Michigan, Nick and his family share their 40-acre farm with sheep, horses, dogs, cats, turkeys, rabbits, chickens, pigeons and a revolving door of orphaned and injured wild life. The family's nature journals logged 20 years of wild life rehabilitation on the farm and it is through these journals that the popular Hazel Ridge series was created. The farm, the land and the animals make great subjects for the artist to paint.
Mr. Nick travels to schools and conferences to share his passion for drawing--encouraging kids to make their hobby their career.
