Beaver the Tailor : A How-to Picture Book

This charming children's book, a translation from the Swedish book, Castor Syr,Ó tells the story of a busy Beaver who needs to make himself a new apron. It shows the room where Beaver sews, his aunt's old sewing room. The book shows him picking out the fabric he wants to use, washing it, then drying & ironing it. The book then shows him taking his measurements, making a pattern, cutting out the fabric, & sewing the apron with needle & thread & a sewing machine. There is even a pattern to make an apron exactly like Beaver's! This book introduces a child to all of the basic equipment used to sew clothes, & also shows that boys as well as girls can enjoy sewing.Klinting, Lars is the author of 'Beaver the Tailor : A How-to Picture Book', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756772130 and ISBN 0756772133.