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list price: $9.95
edition:Paperback
category: Children's Fiction
published: Apr 2012
ISBN:9780889822849
publisher:
Oolichan Books
Description
It takes a village to raise a child and to care for families in crisis. In The Village of Many Hats Caroline Woodward also shows it takes a child and a wise hat-maker, to save a village. Young Gina struggles with her sister's illness and a tragedy within her village that ultimately brings her community together.
Contributor Notes
Caroline Woodward is the author of five books for adults and two books for children, including her first picture book, illustrated by Julie Morstad, Singing Away the Dark (Simply Read Books: 2010) which was nominated for five different awards by Canadian librarians, booksellers and storytellers. Her grandmother was a milliner's (ladies hats) apprentice in Wales when she was a young woman. Caroline lives and writes on Lennard Island, B.C. where she works as a relief lighthouse keeper for the Canadian Coast Guard.
