Pegi Deitz Shea

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  • Bibliography:
    8 Books
  • First Book:
    September 1996
  • Latest Book:
    March 2016
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Book List in Order: 8 titles

  • The Whispering Cloth

    Mai spends her days at the Widows' Store, listening to the Hmong women as they stitch and talk, stitch and talk. They are making pa'ndau---brightly colored story cloths--which they sell to the traders from Chiang Khan. Mai wishes she, too, could make...

  • New Moon

  • Tangled Threads: A Hmong Girl's Story

    For the Hmong people living in overcrowded refugee camps in Thailand, America is a dream: the land of peace and plenty. In 1995, ten years after their arrival at the camp, thirteen-year-old Mai Yang and her grandmother are about to experience that dr...

  • Ten Mice for Tet!

    It's time for Tet! This vibrant, unique counting book introduces children to the rich traditions of the Vietnamese New Year. A playful village of mice lead young readers through the joyful celebration, as exquisitely embroidered illustrations recreat...

  • The Carpet Boy's Gift

    Yearning for freedom and schooling for himself and the other children who toil in a carpet factory in Pakistan to repay loans from the factory owner to their parents, Nadeem is inspired by a former carpet boy named Iqbal Masih to lead the way....

  • Abe in Arms

    Portraying the pressures of teens to live a normal life while facing mental illness, this suspenseful young adult novel follows the journey of success-bound Abe, who struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. A senior in high school, with a lovin...

  • Stitch in Time

    Readers first met the Hmong orphan girl, Mai Yang, in my picture book, THE WHISPERING CLOTH, in which she struggles with life in a Thai refugee camp. To pass the time and to build self-esteem Grandma teaches Mai how to do pa’ndau, traditional decor...

  • Ten Mice for Tet

    It's time for Tet! This vibrant, unique counting book introduces children to the rich traditions of the Vietnamese New Year. A playful village of mice lead young readers through the joyful celebration, as exquisitely embroidered illustrations recreat...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Pegi Deitz Shea has published 8 books.

Pegi Deitz Shea does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Ten Mice for Tet, was published in March 2016.

The first book by Pegi Deitz Shea, The Whispering Cloth, was published in September 1996.

No. Pegi Deitz Shea does not write books in series.
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