I got this book for my friend's daughter - also a red-headed Pepper. Since my Pepper's mother is a seamstress, this book will help her learn about her mother's work. An absolutely adorable and educational book about different types of fabric patterns! ( )

This is such an interesting premise for a story. Very informative about fabric of all things. I became increasingly enthralled as I read it, albeit slightly bemused as well. Perfect for wannabe fashione designers! So cute. I can see children offering similar responses to Mr. Taylor's pattern questions and it's pretty funny to think about. Funnily enough, one of my least favorite patterns is the one Pepper winds up picking. The ending is also rather clever and amusing. ( )

Being a person who likes to sew, I really enjoyed this book. This is a picture book for children but definitely not young ones, they would not understand the concept. Pepper is getting a dress made for a special occasion. It's the first dress that has ever been made just for her, and she wants it to be perfect. She and her mother head off to the tailor to find material, get measured and make a special dress. The measuring is easy, but choosing a pattern (material) is not. Pepper is particular, and nothing works at first.historical patterns such as houndstooth, tartan, dotted swiss, toile and more. Not only are the patterns shown, but the origin is explained as well. Pepper has a reason to discount every pattern such as too plain, not colourful enough, too busy etc. until she finds paisley. A cute book to teach about patterns as well as about making choices and having reasons for them. At no time did her mother or the tailor try to convince her to choose something she did not like. A cute book with great illustrations. The publisher provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley. ( )

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Pepper is in search of a new dress for a special occasion. What pattern will she choose? There are many different fabrics and patterns. Some fabric patterns are explained. Cute story for girls and pretty illustrations! ( )