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Mary Collier has illustrated several books for HarperCollins, including My Little House Sewing Book, by Margaret Irwin. She is also the illustrator of a picture-book adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnetts The Secret Garden. Ms. Collier lives in Dana Point, CA.
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69 of 77 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Rather Disappointing, Actually.,
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This review is from: My Little House Crafts Book: 18 Projects from Laura Ingalls Wilder's (Paperback)
I'd hoped for a nice selection of crafts. While a few of the items listed are interesting and "crafty" (the quilt, bead crafts, straw hat, hood), most are defintely stretching the definition. I wouldn't consider a garden or a loaf of bread to be a 'craft'... and does anyone REALLY need instructions to figure out how to make a button string? The original Little House books explain quite well how to make the orange flower and button lamp. (And what you'd do with a decorative button lamp is a puzzle to me anyway.) We learn how to make the tassles for Mary's bedshoes, but there are no instructions for making the shoes themselves.
53 of 65 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A less-than-respectful treatment of the skilled crafts...,
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This review is from: My Little House Crafts Book: 18 Projects from Laura Ingalls Wilder's (Paperback)
I know that Carolyn Collins and Mary Collier wanted to keep their craft projects as simple as possible, so that they would be fun for our TV-glutted, skill-deprived youngsters. But in doing so, they curtailled themselves from creating a masterpiece of historical analysis like The Little House Cookbook. How about showing some of the REAL projects that we read about in the Little House books, like the dresses that Laura and Mary laid out by drafting patterns on old newspaper, or the cabinetry that Almanzo built to delight his wife? Aside from very young children, the handy people described in the Little House books manufactured items that were more useful and complex than Brownie Scout camp crafts. That it bears the "Little House" brand name does not separate this book from the pack.
28 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Teacher's View for My Little House Craft Book,
By "griffins2" (Troy, TN USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: My Little House Crafts Book: 18 Projects from Laura Ingalls Wilder's (Paperback)
This book is a great opportunity to learn about crafts and stories through the eyes and hands of a pioneer child. Children will enjoy the stories from Laura Ingles Wilder. With each story, a craft is illustrated with colorful pictures and detailed step by step instructions that are very easy to follow. A great teaching tool and a good book to add to your shelf.
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