{"product_id":"the-checkerboard-quilt-a-memory-collage-of-my-1960s-childhood-paperback","title":"The Checkerboard Quilt: A Memory Collage of My 1960s Childhood - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusanne Kessaris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusanne Kessaris shares rich memories from her childhood spending happy summers with her grandparents. They modeled frugality and contentment through simple pastimes and activities. The book's title recalls the hours she spent making checkerboard quilt squares with her grandmother. Susanne's childhood was filled with many adventures: exploring jungle attractions in southern Florida, hunting for treasures in her grandparents' basement, bug and bird-watching explorations as well as plant identification forays in her grandparents' garden. Her imagination expanded through such creative playtimes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMemories of these special times awoke the author's passion to raise awareness of how our modern overemphasis on technology has begun to affect relational and developmental growth in children. Her book offers activity ideas for children as an alternative to the use of digital gadgets for entertainment. In this \"memory collage,\" she shares some of her many exploits through her gift of storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47650410856701,"sku":"9781532011085","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/OWtaU3p6aUhmSGJ6ZTQ4ZzlPUkFqZz09.webp?v=1780722342","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-checkerboard-quilt-a-memory-collage-of-my-1960s-childhood-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}