Story Synopsis:

Veleta Mae is 3-feet 9-inches tall with arms for climbing and toes that walk from end to end of her farm. When she learns that school starts soon, she slumps like a sack of potatoes on her kitchen floor. Her dress is thinner than paper with a hole in her pocket that drops green beans like it was made of swiss cheese. With an encouraging smile from her Momma, Veleta doesn’t give up hope. She begins her search to fix her dress. Maybe feathers will work? They look awful nice on her fluffy chicken Dorothy! Hmmm…Maybe flowers? Curtains? A tablecloth? Veleta Mae all but gives up when she spots an empty flour sack that is decorated with daisies and chickens! It will make the perfect dress!

Nina Bricko introduces readers to a determined young girl who has a Do-It-Yourself attitude, while Polly McCann’s illustrations beautifully represent the hopeful spirit of a little girl living during the Great Depression. In an era of hardship, flour sack companies made sacks out of pretty fabric meant to be made into clothes.

For a time, we were a nation of Flour Sack Girls.