--- product_id: 11910931 title: "A New Coat for Anna (Dragonfly Books)" price: "13439CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/11910931-a-new-coat-for-anna-dragonfly-books store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # A New Coat for Anna (Dragonfly Books) **Price:** 13439CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A New Coat for Anna (Dragonfly Books) - **How much does it cost?** 13439CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/11910931-a-new-coat-for-anna-dragonfly-books) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A New Coat for Anna (Dragonfly Books) [Ziefert, Harriet] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A New Coat for Anna (Dragonfly Books) Review: Wonderful book, springboard for a lot of interesting discussions... - This is a sweet story about how a little girl gets a new coat during the difficult years after World War II. Her resourceful mother must trade some of her treasures to get the wool, the spinning, the weaving, and the sewing done for Anna's new coat. My daughter belongs to a FIAR (Five in a Row by Jane Claire Lambert) co-op of six 1st-2nd girls this year, and I hosted the co-op for this book. This book is featured in FIAR Volume 2, and the book has plenty of ideas for activities and discussions. Using the FIAR book as a springboard, this is what we discussed/did: 1. WWII and how devastating it was. How difficult the aftermath of war is for ordinary people, no matter which side of the war they are on. Interestingly, we are not told where Anna and her mother live. 2. Sacrifice, how Anna's mother gave up her special treasures so that Anna would be warm, comfortable, and healthy in the winter with her new coat. 3. Sheep, how important they are to farmers in many countries because they provide milk, sheepskin, meat, and wool. Also discussed shearing. Activity: Made a spring sheep picture with a template I found on the Internet and cotton balls. 4. Measurement, metric versus U.S. Customary Unit. Activity: Measured items of their choosing in both US and metric units, and filled out a chart. 5. Dyes, how roots, nuts, and flowers were used for thousands of years to add color to clothing and make paints. Activity: Tie Dye tee shirts. 6. Bartering, its history, the problems with bartering and why it was generally replaced by money, but how Anna's mother was able to barter when she had no money. 7. Weaving, its history, some vocabulary, types of looms. Activity: Weaving on small looms I made out of foamcore. The kids wove with yarn, strips of fabric, and beads. 8. Vocabulary - clothesline, war, shear, porcelain, card, ligonberries, garnet, and weave. This book is VERY similar to the book, "Pelle's New Suit" by Elsa Beskow, published in the 1920s, even down to the thanking of the lambs at the end! That book is also worth hunting down, the illustrations are just lovely. It could be a nice project to compare and contrast the two stories. Review: A WONDERFUL BOOK FOR CHILDREN FROM TWO TO (AT LEAST FOR ME) SIXTY - A really lovely book. One of my favorite forms of indulgence is reading beautifully written (and, when applicable, illustrated) children's books. Like J.R.R. Tolkien, I dislike allegory (overt moralizing ruins what could be a good story, and is generally insulting to children, not to mention the rest of us), but I think that a good book, whether for children or adults, should have a message, and the more subtle the message, the better it comes across to the reader. A New Coat for Anna hits all my criteria for a good book right on the head. It never talks down to a child (and they pick up on that a LOT more than many adults think); it educates; it teaches patience, appreciation, love, and gratitude without ever being preachy; and it brings today's children to understand that there were times when necessary things were not to be had just by wanting them. I read children's books as much as I do "literature," and this is one that will stay on my bookshelf, to be dipped into when I feel my soul needs refreshing. I only wish my Mother had read it to me nearly sixty years ago, so I would have fond memories. But then, I wouldn't have had the later in life joy of discovering it. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #250,505 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #167 in Children's European Historical Fiction (Books) #609 in Children's Fiction on Social Situations #929 in Children's Parents Books | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 285 Reviews | ## Images ![A New Coat for Anna (Dragonfly Books) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91NYwthtu3L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful book, springboard for a lot of interesting discussions... *by B***2 on March 29, 2007* This is a sweet story about how a little girl gets a new coat during the difficult years after World War II. Her resourceful mother must trade some of her treasures to get the wool, the spinning, the weaving, and the sewing done for Anna's new coat. My daughter belongs to a FIAR (Five in a Row by Jane Claire Lambert) co-op of six 1st-2nd girls this year, and I hosted the co-op for this book. This book is featured in FIAR Volume 2, and the book has plenty of ideas for activities and discussions. Using the FIAR book as a springboard, this is what we discussed/did: 1. WWII and how devastating it was. How difficult the aftermath of war is for ordinary people, no matter which side of the war they are on. Interestingly, we are not told where Anna and her mother live. 2. Sacrifice, how Anna's mother gave up her special treasures so that Anna would be warm, comfortable, and healthy in the winter with her new coat. 3. Sheep, how important they are to farmers in many countries because they provide milk, sheepskin, meat, and wool. Also discussed shearing. Activity: Made a spring sheep picture with a template I found on the Internet and cotton balls. 4. Measurement, metric versus U.S. Customary Unit. Activity: Measured items of their choosing in both US and metric units, and filled out a chart. 5. Dyes, how roots, nuts, and flowers were used for thousands of years to add color to clothing and make paints. Activity: Tie Dye tee shirts. 6. Bartering, its history, the problems with bartering and why it was generally replaced by money, but how Anna's mother was able to barter when she had no money. 7. Weaving, its history, some vocabulary, types of looms. Activity: Weaving on small looms I made out of foamcore. The kids wove with yarn, strips of fabric, and beads. 8. Vocabulary - clothesline, war, shear, porcelain, card, ligonberries, garnet, and weave. This book is VERY similar to the book, "Pelle's New Suit" by Elsa Beskow, published in the 1920s, even down to the thanking of the lambs at the end! That book is also worth hunting down, the illustrations are just lovely. It could be a nice project to compare and contrast the two stories. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A WONDERFUL BOOK FOR CHILDREN FROM TWO TO (AT LEAST FOR ME) SIXTY *by L***S on April 21, 2017* A really lovely book. One of my favorite forms of indulgence is reading beautifully written (and, when applicable, illustrated) children's books. Like J.R.R. Tolkien, I dislike allegory (overt moralizing ruins what could be a good story, and is generally insulting to children, not to mention the rest of us), but I think that a good book, whether for children or adults, should have a message, and the more subtle the message, the better it comes across to the reader. A New Coat for Anna hits all my criteria for a good book right on the head. It never talks down to a child (and they pick up on that a LOT more than many adults think); it educates; it teaches patience, appreciation, love, and gratitude without ever being preachy; and it brings today's children to understand that there were times when necessary things were not to be had just by wanting them. I read children's books as much as I do "literature," and this is one that will stay on my bookshelf, to be dipped into when I feel my soul needs refreshing. I only wish my Mother had read it to me nearly sixty years ago, so I would have fond memories. But then, I wouldn't have had the later in life joy of discovering it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful story *by N***J on February 27, 2015* This is a lovely book. I had it as a child, and love sharing it with my children now. I tells the story of a little girl who needs a new coat in post-war Europe. She and her mother barter for the various items needed to make the coat, and it takes a full year. It teaches children the work that goes into make clothing, how important this new winter coat would be, and how proud Anna was when it was finally done. It shows children in a simple way how things were done in the past, and how far we are removed from that way of life today. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/11910931-a-new-coat-for-anna-dragonfly-books](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/11910931-a-new-coat-for-anna-dragonfly-books) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-05-21*