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Ponchos are versatile garments. They can be worn as a cover-up for a day on the beach, or slipped over the shoulders as as elegant wrap for a night on the town. They make a cozy alternative to ward off the chill of an over-air contitioned office, and make a sweet gift for someone who has everything. Enter Viva Poncho. This fun, fresh book contains twenty poncho and capelet designs to fit every season and every style. From wraparounds to serapes, raglans...

"After losing the person in his life he loves more than anything, a young child holds onto a cape as a source of comfort and strength as he navigates the sadness and joy of his memories."--

Emmett wears his cape all the time and feels like a superhero, but when it goes missing, he wonders if he'll still be super.

"As soon as Lily opens the trunk, she feels strange vibrations emanating from a mysterious velvet cloak. When she tries it on, Lily sees awful visions from the past. And when the antiques dealer who sold her the cape is killed, Lily suspects a supernatural force might be behind his death. Then Lily's familiar, Oscar the potbellied pig, disappears. Lily will do anything to get him back--including battling the spirit of a powerful witch reaching out...

"When Jamie finds an old cape covered in gold stars, he pretends it's magic and can grant wishes. One day, Jamie's little brother, Harry, is really bugging him, and Jamie wishes the cape would turn Harry into a fly. A bluebottle. And suddenly, there's no more pretending"--Page [4] of cover.

Mateo imagines amazing things he might do with the cape his grandmother is bringing for his birthday, until his sister informs him it will be a cake, instead.

"With fabric scrap treasures, a mother makes her son clothes fit for royalty."--