Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later)

by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard

Book Overview

Sunday afternoons are special for Sarah and Susan because that's when they visit Aunt Flossie -- she has a memorable collection of hats, each with a special story. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039572077X
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.1" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

aunt Flossie's Hats

All of the kids in my third grade class love Aunt Flossie's hats i had to buy this book for my classroom. The children love the illustrations. We always make crabcakes after reading the story. Ms. Janice Bausley 3rd grade Reading teacher

warm and endearing

I am a mother of an 2yr old boy and a 4yr old girl. They both love this story. The audio tape is done very well and it really captures the sounds and emotions of each event Aunt Flossie's recalls. My children have there own tapeplayer and they play it over and over. My husband and I like the music in the story so we don't mind the children's constant replay.I highly recommend this book to any one who enjoys an great story from a special aunt. I strongly recommend the book and tape for littles ones who love repettion and parents who don't.

Developing a hatbox project

I first bought this book as a requirement for an elementary education course. When it was time for me to develop a back pack project (take home activity projects) for my students...this one was soooo easy to use. I made mine a "hatbox project." Since the girls in the story, Sarah and Susan, visit Aunt Flossie and listen to her tell the history of her hats, I had my students take home a hatbox full of art supplies and a hat. Each student had to decorate a hat that represented themselves. Then, they had to write the history of their hats and share it with their classmates. It was a great success!

I liked the book

My daughter, Ashleigh had Mrs. Howards daughter, Laura for first grade. I really liked her and so did Ashleigh. They read this book in school and its all Ashleigh would talk about.

A wonderful door for children to enter the idea of the past.

I read this book to my fourth grade class as an introduction to our study of history. It began a great discussion about the past, what people remember, and why. We also talked about families and how we are connected to each other. The book beautifully illustrates how a family history develops from the stories we tell each other. It's a book to be shared with the children you care about.