Amazing Grace
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Overview
Grace can do or be anything she wants to be! Now Grace’s aspirations come to life with paper dolls that make it possible for children—and adults—to dress her in many of the roles she plays in the best-selling book Amazing Grace. Amazing Grace Paper Dolls will provide children with hours of fun, while at the same time encouraging them to develop confidence and self-esteem. For optimum sales appeal, several enhancements have been included: - A press-out theater trunk for storing the entire wardrobe - A stage backdrop featuring a foil spotlight to show how Grace will look on stage playing any of her many roles - A special page for designing and coloring one’s own creationsWinner, 2001 Texas Review Poetry Prize and Finalist, 2002 Spur Award (Western Writers of America)
Synopsis
Grace can do or be anything she wants to be! Now Grace s aspirations come to life with paper dolls that make it possible for children and adults to dress her in many of the roles she plays in the best-selling book Amazing Grace. Amazing Grace Paper Dolls will provide children with hours of fun, while at the same time encouraging them to develop confidence and self-esteem. For optimum sales appeal, several enhancements have been included: - A press-out theater trunk for storing the entire wardrobe - A stage backdrop featuring a foil spotlight to show how Grace will look on stage playing any of her many roles - A special page for designing and coloring one s own creations
Publishers Weekly
``Grace was a girl who loved stories.'' Empowered by the strength of her imagination and the love of her mother and Nana, this dramatic, creative girl constantly adopts roles and identities: Joan of Arc, Anansi the Spider, Hiawatha, Mowgli, Aladdin. When her class plans a presentation of Peter Pan , ``Grace knew who she wanted to be.'' She holds fast despite her classmates' demurrals; Nana, meanwhile, reminds her granddaughter that she can do anything she imagines. When Nana takes Grace to see a famous black ballerina--``from back home in Trinidad''--the determined youngster is aroused by the performance, and wins the role of her dreams. Featuring colloquial dialogue and endearing characters, Hoffman's ( My Grandma Has Black Hair ) tale is truly inspiring. First-timer Birch contributes evocative, carefully detailed watercolor paintings, which add their own share of emotional power and personal passion. Ages 4-8. (Sept.)