Aunt Claire's Yellow Beehive Hair Author:Deborah Blumenthal Aunt Claire had sharp red-painted nails and wore a purple ribbon in her yellow beehive hair. Curious Annie longs to know more about her family than the stories told around the table. One rainy day, Grandma Marilyn takes out dusty photos, faded letters, and a fragile wedding bouquet while telling the stories that bind them together. Annie... more » learns that her Aunt Claire was famous for the beauty creams she created in her kitchen and that an uncle won a medal in the war. She feels closer to a great-grandmother she never knew as she places on her head the wedding veil that Great-Grandma Sophie wore long ago. Connected to her past, Annie creates a special scrapbook with room at the end to add to as her family grows.« less