Bernie's Mitten Maker (Signed!) [B0387]

2023 Signed PB in gift-worthy condition. Bernie's Mitten Maker is a raw and honest account of the joy, stress, and shock of sudden internet fame. Told with captivating storytelling, this memoir explores the many roads that led to the Bernie Sanders mitten meme sensation that followed the 2021 presidential inauguration. Jen Ellis's debut publication reads like an intimate conversation with an old friend. Vermont teacher, mother, and crafter, Ellis weaves the stories of her life together with humor and thoughtful insight. She shares her struggles with childhood trauma, infertility, and homophobia and shows us how crafting can build community and generosity can bring joy.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "I loved this book! I highly recommend! Reading this story in 2025, this book is a reminder that each of us can make a difference in the lives of others with simple acts of kindness, thoughtfulness, and care. Everyone probably remembers the memes of Bernie and the mittens. The story behind them is fascinating, and they provide the "thread" throughout all the other stories from a daughter, granddaughter, wife, mother, friend, teacher, and crafter. Her stories and her engaging writing will draw you in and keep you. Even with traumatic and heart-breaking experiences woven in, this book is like comfort food! It's so warm, cozy, sweet, and inviting."; "Not just about mittens. A beautiful memoir about loss, life changes, crafting, legacies and family. The inauguration pictures create a framework - but the story tells of the pandemic, generational love, abuse, education, lgbtq identity, fertility and motherhood. A raw and open memoir- bittersweet many times - great read."; "I got two pair of wonderful Bernie Mittens from my nephew this Christmas, and they came with this book. Good job, Jen!!"