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Illus. in full color. “A fresh and moving story of a mother’s dedication to procure a coat for her daughter in post-World War II hard times. Anna’s mother comes to a decision to trade the few valuables she has left for wool and for the services and products of a spinner, a weaver, and a tailor. Lobel’s photos do an important job of evoking the period. Insightful and informative, this may occasionally make kids believe how precious the strange can turn into in times of turmoil.”–(starred) Booklist.