The purple coat

Despite her mother's reminder that "navy blue is what you always have," Gabby begs her tailor grandfather to make her a beautiful purple fall coat.

Main Author:	Hest, Amy.
Other Authors:	Schwartz, Amy (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Four Winds Press, c1986.
Edition:	1st American ed.
Subjects:	Coats > Juvenile fiction. Grandfathers > Juvenile fiction. Picture books for children.

Summary:	Despite her mother's reminder that "navy blue is what you always have," Gabby begs her tailor grandfather to make her a beautiful purple fall coat.
Physical Description:	[32] p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
ISBN:	0027436403 9780027436402 0758792328 9780758792327
Author Notes:	Children's book author Amy Hest was born in New York City and grew up on Long Island. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a children's librarian in the New York Public Library system and in the children's book publishing industry. She has written over thirty children's books, many of which included family and intergenerational themes. She is a three-time winner of the Christopher Medal and a winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. (Bowker Author Biography)