I just returned from a trip to LA where I stayed with my brother and his wife. My sister-in-law had thoughtfully bought a children's book on embroidery for me that she found at an estate sale: My First Embroidery Book by Winky Cherry (Palmer / Pletsch 1994). When I opened the first page, and saw the bold, easy-to-read letters making the above opening statement, I knew it was a good book.