From: Eleanora E. Tate <eetate>
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 20:15:28 -0500

Hi All, My favorite book for 1998 is Patricia McKissack's Ma Dear's Aprons, illustrated by Floyd Cooper. Granted, it was published in 1997, but I read it in 1998, so please bear with the fudging. Little David Earl recounts the history of Ma Dear's aprons, one for every day of the week -- except Sunday. It's a glorious book that pays homage to the women who made a living cooking, cleaning, washing, and ironing for other people. Ma Dear's Aprons is a tribute to Mrs. McKissack's great-grndmother and "also the countless other domestic workers of her generation." Eleanora E. Tate, Author Po Box 3581 Morehead City, North Carolina 28557
"Don't Split the Pole: Tales of Down-Home Folk Wisdom" (Delacorte 1997) Visit my web pages at: http://idt.net/~dtate19/elenora.html http://www.aalbc.com/eleanora.htm http://www.randomhouse.com/teachersbdd/tate.html

Eleanora E. Tate, Author Po Box 3581 Morehead City, North Carolina 28557
"Don't Split the Pole: Tales of Down-Home Folk Wisdom" (Delacorte 1997) Visit my web pages at: http://idt.net/~dtate19/elenora.html http://www.aalbc.com/eleanora.htm http://www.randomhouse.com/teachersbdd/tate.html
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