Hardcover with dustjacket in very good condition.

A collection of more than 30 cross stitch projects to mark various stages of growing up, from a birth announcement to a driving-test congratulations card.

Includes Christmas stocking,and the 10 Commandments in rhyme:

Thou shalt have no gods but Me. Before no idol bow the knee. Take not the name of God in vain. Nor dare the Sabbath Day profane. Give both thy parents honour due. Take heed that thou no murder do. Abstain from words and deeds unclean. Nor steal tho thou art poor and mean Nor make a willful lie nor love it. What is thy neighbour's dare not covet.

Beautifully illustrated.