Beautifully illustrated, this is a story of family love and cohesiveness. Anna's father is a book binder. She watches and learns every chance she can. When her pregnant mother goes into labor the day before a major contract needs to be fulfilled, Anna knows how to bind the books after intently watching her father, and she fulfilled the contract.

In doing so, she saved her father's business. This is such a lovely story! I highly recommend this book both for the illustrations and the special family story. ( )

Anna the Bookbinder tells an endearing story of a little girl determined to help her father save their small book binding business. As resources become available for binderies to mass produce at a faster rate, her father's business takes a hit. Anna aids her father and encourages him. She knows that while they may be slower, their work is better quality. I enjoyed the family elements that Ted Rand laced through this story. He wove themes of storytelling, loyalty, patience, and family throughout the story by using a well-known fairytale to parallel the themes in his story. ( )

Charming story about a girl who's picked up some bookbinding techniques from her bookbinder father. I enjoyed watching this story unfold; the illustrations were very nice too. ( )

Anna, determined not to let her father fails, takes the fate of the family business into her own hands.