Books with title What Shall We Eat?

The revolutionary fashion designer credited with originating "The American Look," Claire McCardell designed for the emerging active lifestyle of women in the 1940s and '50s. She was the originator of mix-and-match separates, open-backed sundresses, and feminine denim fashion; she started the trend for ballet flats as a wartime leather-rationing measure. Spaghetti straps, brass hooks and eyes as fasteners, rivets, menswear details and fabrics: they were all started by McCardell. Her Monastic and Pop-over dresses achieved cult status, and her fashions were taken up by working women, the suburban set, and high society alike. First published in 1956, What Shall I Wear? is a distillation of McCardell's democratic fashion philosophy and a chattily vivacious guide to looking effortlessly stylish. Mostly eschewing Paris, although she studied there and was influenced by Vionnet and Madame Gres, McCardell preferred an unadorned aesthetic; modern and minimalist, elegant and relaxed, even for evening, with wool jersey and tweed among her favorite fabrics.What Shall I Wear? provides a glimpse into the sources of McCardell's inspiration--travel, sports, the American leisure lifestyle, and her own closet--and how she transformed them into fashion, all the while approaching design from her chosen vantage point of usefulness. A retro treat for designers and everyone who loves fashion--vintage and contemporary--and teeming with charming illustrations and still-solid advice for finding your own best look, creatively shopping on a budget, and building a real wardrobe that is chic and individual, What Shall I Wear? is a tribute to the American spirit in fashion. 7 color and 5 b/w photographs and more than 150 b/w illustrations

Accept an invitation to play—and see what a pair of fairy wings can do!When Martha wants to play cars, Martha, Matt, and Lily May turn into beep-beep cars in a traffic jam. And when Matt wants to be wibbly-obbly Jell-O, all three of them shake and wiggle away. But Lily May really wants to play fairies. She even brought her wings and her wand. Will she ever get her wish?With a simple narrative and bright, child-friendly illustrations, Sue Heap captures the give-and-take - and the unpredictable magic - of play time.

We Shall See what We Shall See is a story about one of my favorite childhood memories. During our storytelling time, my Father recited poetry and nursery rhymes from memory, while I looked at the pictures in an old Mother Goose book that had become tattered and torn from all the times I picked out the story I wanted him to tell me. He told about "Little Jack Horner," Little Miss Muffet," and many more characters I grew to love. I could never get enough of listening to my Dad tell the stories as only he could. One day, my Dad asked me to tell him a story. That was the day the Beasterhop was born. I closed my eyes, and imagined a character I named the Beasterhop and told Dad a rather creative tale. The Beasterhop became our favorite. We both told stories about him and to us, he was very real. Last year, I began writing about growing up in a small town in South Dakota. All the stories were from the memories I had accumulated over time. When I finished writing all I could remember, I asked my older brother Billy to read the pages hoping he would think of stories I hadn't recalled. He loved reading about our friends and family, and all the lovable characters who lived in our town of less than 1000 people. After reading my recollections, he asked me why I hadn't written about the Beasterhop. I'm so happy Billy remembered the Beasterhop, because he should never be forgotten. I decided to use the cadence and flow of the nursery rhymes I still remembered so well. The Beasterhop evolves in this story just as he did during those priceless storytelling times I shared with my Dad. I combined the joys of Easter with the imagined Beasterhop in the book's main story. As in my childhood, he evolves into an all time character who always tries to do the right things for his family. I know you will enjoy reading this book with your children and grandchildren. Any child will be enchanted by the rhymes and the pictures; and will most likely be inspired to use their imagination to create their own story characters to share with you. "Sometimes when our eyes are closed, we can see much better."