The Rag Coat

 Picture book by Lauren Mills.

This is a wordier picture book for upper elementary ages. It’s a lovely historical fiction story of a poor Appalachian girl who can’t go to school because she doesn’t have a coat, and the “quilting mothers” who work together to make her one.

Activity idea: Visit a quilt show or learn to patchwork quilt.

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