Tie-Dye Disaster

By Martha Maker, Xindi Yan (Illustrator)

Part of the Craftily Ever After series

A tie-dye mishap threatens a mayor's shirt. Can four crafty kids fix it?

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128 pages· 5,227 words· Est. 59 min read

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Bookroo's summary

Maddie and her friends love crafting, but their latest project goes awry when they accidentally tie-dye a shirt meant for the mayor. With Maddie's fashion skills and her friends' creativity, they must find a way to fix their colorful mistake. As they scramble for solutions, will their friendship and ingenuity save the day, or will this vibrant disaster leave them in a bind? Join Maddie, Emily, Bella, and Sam on a colorful adventure filled with creativity, teamwork, and unexpected challenges.

From the publisher

In this third book of the Craftily Ever After chapter book series, Maddie, Emily, Bella, and Sam accidentally tie-dye a shirt Maddie’s mother made for the mayor!

Emily Adams, Maddie Wilson, Bella Diaz, and Sam Sharma are eight-year-olds with one special thing in common: they love to create. They each have unique talents, too! Emily is great at constructing and building; Maddie has an eye for fashion, fabrics, and sewing; Bella is a gadget whiz; and Sam is a gifted artist. Together, these four crafty friends dream up new projects to design, build, and create and through their experiences, they’ll learn how to handle various obstacles at school and in their everyday eight-year-old lives.

Maddie gets her knack for fashion and sewing from her mom, a seamstress. And she’s made a lot for an eight-year-old—from theater costumes, to brand-new pairs of pants, to pillows for the Craft Clubhouse. But she’s never tie-dyed before! Maddie, Emily, Bella, and Sam have lots of fun turning clothing bright, groovy colors. But then something not so bright and groovy happens. The kids accidentally tie-dye a shirt Maddie’s mother made for the mayor of the town! They try all sorts of things to fix their mistake, but nothing works. What is the foursome going to do about their tie-dye disaster?

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

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