{"product_id":"minnas-patchwork-coat-9780316406215","title":"Minna's Patchwork Coat","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this charming historical novel, acclaimed artist Lauren A. Mills reimagines her beloved picture book, \u003ci\u003eThe Rag Coat\u003c\/i\u003e, with fifty delicate pencil illustrations and an expanded story about a resilient little girl, her patchwork coat, and how the two bring a community together.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Minna and her family don't have much in their small Appalachian cabin, but \"people only need people,\" Papa always reminds her. Unable to afford a winter coat to wear to school, she's forced to use an old feed sack to keep her warm. Then Papa's terrible cough from working in the coal mines takes him away forever, and Minna has a hard time believing that anything will be right again...until her neighbors work tirelessly to create a coat for her out of old fabric scraps. Now Minna must show her teasing classmates that her coat is more than just rags--it's a collection of their own cherished memories, each with a story to share.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren A. Mills\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Rag Coat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Goblin Baby\u003c\/i\u003e and has retold and illustrated \u003ci\u003eThumbelina\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTatterhood and the Hobgoblins\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Little Folk\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the co-author of \u003ci\u003eFairy Wings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFia and the Imp\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Dog Prince\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50917582569746,"sku":"9780316406215","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a24ba989-f81b-4647-ba33-85424eaafd78.jpg?v=1738868188","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/minnas-patchwork-coat-9780316406215","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}