Handmade! What Will These Hands Make? by Nikki McClure
Hands make all kinds of things: They can knit a cap for a child, a garden for a community, a bowl to hold fruit, a cake for a birthday party.
A HAT FOR A BABY'S HEAD.
A WALL TO WALK ALONG.
A GATE TO OPEN.
A GARDEN FOR MANY.
There are makers everywhere!
Bakers are makers! Artists are makers, and so are carpenters and stone masons with their tool kits.
Some makers build BIG!
A BRIDGE TO CROSS A RIVER...
A BOAT TO SALE THE SEA...A HOME FOR FAMILIES...Some makers make songs, some make paintings, some make bouquets, and some make Teddy bears.
Some make dinner!WILL THESE HANDS MAKE A SAFE PLACE TO BE?
When you think about it, everyone is a maker and almost everything is handmade! in the sense that hands are used at some point in the process. Nikki McClure's thought-provoking latest, What Will These Hands Make? (Abrams Books, 2020), done in striking handmade cut paper prints, shows people of all kinds making and using their products, with emphasis on the value of what we do and make in our community's life. As Publishers Weekly puts it: "An elegant reflection on the provenance of everyday items."
Labels: Crafts--Fiction Communiy Life--Fiction (Grades Preschool-3)
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A grandmother’s special birthday party brings together an entire community in this picture book. Celebrating what can be done with one’s hands and created for another person, this book looks at the power of using hands for kindness and creativity.
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