GRANDMOTHER FIVE BASKETS by Lisa Larrabee. Illustrated by Lori Sawyer. Tuscon, AZ:  Harbinger House (P.O. Box 42948, 85733-2948), 1993. Paperbound. 60 Pp. ISBN Number 0-943173-90-6. $9.95. Recommended for ages 8-12, “Grandmother Five Baskets” tells the story of a modern-day twelve-year-old Creek girl, Anna, and her journey to maturity. Anna undertakes the task of learning to weave traditional Creek baskets from Grandmother Five Baskets, an elder of her tribe. Anna soon learns that the teaching process involves making five separate baskets and that she will learn much more than basketmaking during this period in her life. Anna, at first excited by the opportunity to study with Grandmother Five Baskets, encounters many distractions along the way. She persists, however, eventually completing her five baskets. She also learns far more important lessons, those about herself. Wonderfully illustrated with detailed pencil drawings, “Grandmother Five Baskets” would make a nice gift for any young girl.
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