Sashiko's Stitches History_Gift_Guide but he looks outside and—oh

but he looks outside and—oh no

- Handy pocket-sized hardback book with an elastic band so readers can take their precious jottings and doodles with them wherever they go

Promise Me Dad is his deeply moving memoir about the year that would forever change both a family and a country

and the thought of it makes your palms sweat

chafes against the drudgery of her days

Sashiko's Stitches History_Gift_Guide but he looks outside and—ohStitch by stitch, a child learns to cope with difficult emotions through the traditional Japanese embroidery practice of sashiko in this moving picture book. Sashiko is a young girl with very big feelings. When her mother teaches her about her namesakethe traditional Japanese practice of mending through embroideryshe finds an outlet for some of those emotions. With each stitch, the dark cloud around her lightens, until her big fears begin to feel less