One Big Crafty Family

By Martha Maker and Xindi Yan

Emily, Maddie, Bella, and Sam can’t agree on what to create for their school’s big craft fair in the eighth book of the Craftily Ever After chapter book series. Will they be able to glue their crafty family back together?

When Emily, Maddie, Bella, and Sam learn that there’s going to be a craft fair at their school, they are beyond excited! What could be more perfect for four kids who love to craft? But as the friends brainstorm ideas for the perfect project, they can’t seem to agree on one! So they decide to go their separate ways for the craft fair. But does that mean the friends are going to go their separate ways…forever? Or will they realize that they’re better working together as one big crafty family?

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Craftily Ever After chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Little Simon
• Release date: May 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9781534466074

Martha Maker

Martha Maker is a dedicated crafter who is always working on a project—or several! When she’s not writing books, you can often find her at her favorite community garden with her paint set. She lives in Washington, DC, with her family, which includes two kids, two dogs, and two guinea pigs.

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Cover: One Big Crafty Family, by Martha Maker, illustrated by Xindi Yan

Craftily Ever After

One Big Crafty Family

by Martha Maker

illustrated by Xindi Yan

One Big Crafty Family, by Martha Maker, illustrated by Xindi Yan, Little Simon Trade

CHAPTER

1

Did Someone Say Craft Fair?

Bye, Dad!

Maddie Wilson bounced out of the car in front of Mason Creek Elementary School. Before she had gone two steps, she spotted her three best friends—Bella Diaz, Sam Sharma, and Emily Adams—standing together out front.

At the sight of them, Maddie practically started cheering. Most weekends, they all got together to work on projects at their craft clubhouse, which they’d created in the shed behind Bella’s house. But this weekend, family plans and homework had kept them apart for two whole days!

Hi, guys! called Maddie, sprinting over to join her friends. As she approached, she noticed that Sam was wearing his favorite paint-spattered pants, Emily had on her faded overalls, which had holes in the knees, and Bella sported a robotics team T-shirt. Maddie glanced down at her own outfit—a top she’d tie-dyed and a skirt she’d made out of some fabulous tulle her mom had left over from a job. Maddie’s mom was a seamstress, which was where Maddie got her interest in fashion and sewing from. Maddie looked back up at her friends and smiled. Who would have guessed that four kids who dressed so differently could become such close friends?

Hi, guys! called Maddie, joining the group. How was everyone’s weekend?

Great! Sam told her. My parents finally let me paint my room.