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Me and the boss a story about mending and love

Six-year-old Lee will not give up until he can show his big sister Zora, a.k.a. the boss, how good he can sew. Includes instructions on how to make Lee's smiling moon.

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Main Author:	Edwards, Michelle (Author)
Other Authors:	Harrison, April (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Anne Schwartz Books, [2022]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Siblings > Juvenile fiction. Embroidery > Juvenile fiction. Libraries > Juvenile fiction. Persistence > Juvenile fiction. Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction. Sewing > Juvenile fiction. Picture books.
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Summary:	Six-year-old Lee will not give up until he can show his big sister Zora, a.k.a. the boss, how good he can sew. Includes instructions on how to make Lee's smiling moon.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience:	Ages 4-8. Grades K-1.
ISBN:	9780593310670 0593310675 9780593310687 0593310683
Author Notes:	Michelle Edwards is the author of numerous picture books, including A Hat for Mrs. Goldman, which received four starred reviews and was hailed as "heartwarming" by the New York Times . She received the Charlotte Zolotow Award for Me and the Boss. Her other titles include Chicken Man, winner of the National Jewish Book Award ; Max Makes a Cake , illustrated by Charles Santoso; and Room for the Baby , illustrated by Jana Christy. A lifelong knitter, Michelle has also written an adult title, A Knitter's Home Companion . She lives in Iowa City, Iowa. Visit her at michelledwards.com. April Harrison is an award-winning children's book illustrator. She received the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award for Patricia C. McKissack's final picture book, What Is Given from the Heart, which received four starred reviews and which the New York Times Book Review called an "exquisite story of generosity." She also received a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for Me and the Boss. April illustrated Alicia D. William's Shirley Chisholm Dared, as well as Tricia Elam Walker's Nana Akua Goes to School, which also received four starred reviews. Her work appears in the public collections of Vanderbilt University, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, the Atlanta Housing Authority, and the Erskine University Museum and in many private collections. April lives in South Carolina. Visit her at april-harrison.com.