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Pelle's New Suit

Elsa Beskow author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Floris Books

Published:1st Jul '21

Should be back in stock very soon

Pelle's New Suit cover

Pelle has a lamb whose coat grows longer and longer, while Pelle's suit grows shorter! Pelle shears his lamb but he doesn't know what to do next. Pelle offers to do chores and run errands for his family and neighbours in exchange for their help to card, spin, dye and weave the wool. When the fleece has finally been made a fine blue cloth, Pelle asks one last favour -- for the tailor to make it into a smart new suit.

This is a delightful story from the world-renowned Swedish author--illustrator Elsa Beskow which will help young children understand bartering, traditional wool crafts and where our clothes come from.

This wonderful new edition faithfully reproduces Beskow's classic illustrations in a collectable picture book featuring a unique hand-crafted design, premium-quality paper, gold foil signature and a luxurious cloth spine.

'Charming. This little book makes you feel all warm inside. It's very cute and the pictures are clear and easy to help explain the story.'
-- Totz2teens.co.uk

'Elsa Beskow's illustrations are beautiful and there are some lovely scenes of Swedish village life. Such a lovely way for children to learn about the processes involved in making a garment.'
-- Kaleidoscope Magazine

ISBN: 9781782507659

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 454g

32 pages

2nd Revised edition