The Spinner's Daughter

by Amy Littlesugar, Robert M. Quackenbush (Illustrator)

When Elspeth, a hardworking Puritan girl, receives a cornhusk doll from a Pequot Indian, her mother fears that Elspeth will become idle.

40 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[jacky · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an old book I about Puritans that I read with my students as an easy opener to our Puritan unit. It helps to activate their prior knowledge, as well as give me an easy with which text I can model how some reading skills.

[Marfita · Rating 4 out of 5]

This Is A Child. Sweet story plus a nice craft.