paper bags

In pictures without words, the reader follows the journey of one brown paper bag from a tree in the forest through the years it is used by three generations of one family until eventually the old bag becomes the container in which a new tree is planted.

Instructions for turning an ordinary brown paper bag into an animal or caricature mask, a puppet, a party favor, a hat, a party decoration, or whatever the imagination dictates.

Presents step-by-step instructions for making twenty-one paper hats and wigs, including an Egyptian queen's headdress, Napoleon's crown, a 1920s cloche, and a curly baroque wig.

Traces the process by which a paper bag is made, covering each step from the forest to the mill to the factory to the store.

Illustrated instructions for simple crafts made from paper bags and other household items.