Slate Bag & Supplies (RETIRED)

This set includes a slate bag, slate, chalk, wiper, ruler, book and 6 rewards of merit. I don't have Kirsten, but I have her school dress and lunch so I had to get this too. The calico slate bag has a leather drawstring and pockets on the front, unfortunately on mine, the pocket for the chalk is just too small for it to fit into. The "slate" is actually wood painted black with a natural wood frame but it looks convincing, the slate wiper is a square of unbleached unfinished cotton. The ruler is lightweight (maybe balsa) wood, fits nicely in a front pocket on the slate bag and doesn't look too out of scale with a doll. The Child's First Reader is beautiful, mine has a glued spine instead of a stapled one and I prefer that. The inside is a nice reproduction of an authentic school book and like all the mini books, it is actually readable. The 6 Rewards of Merit are my favourite part of the set, I love the artwork and their importance in the story. A+