THE BUTTON BLANKET: NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN ART ACTIVITY BOOK. McNutt, Nan. Petersburg, Alaska, The Workshop, 1986. 41pp, paper, $7.95, ISBN 0-9614534-1-9. Distributed by The Workshop, Box 265, Petersburg, Alaska 99833. Grades 1 to 4 Reviewed by Dale Simmons Volume 16 Number 3 1988 May The Button Blanket is the second in a series of four activity books designed to increase children's knowledge of Northwest Coast Indian art. The activity book opens with a thirteen-page story about a little girl named Ann who is going to be dancing for the first time at a potlatch. In order to join in the celebration, Ann must have a button blanket. The whole family is involved in making the precious Kwakiutl button blanket: mom buys the dark blue and red wool, her uncle designs her special crest (a whale), and her grandma measures, cuts and sews the wool as well as helps Ann to sew on each of the 300 shiny buttons one by one. At the potlatch, which her parents, grandparents, uncle and baby brother attend, Ann dances for the first time. The next part of the book explains how to make Ann's special crest. A dancing person is included to be cut out and dressed in the button blanket that is made from the cover of the book. The last portion of the volume is the Adult Teaching Guide. Background information concerning the story, as well as lessons and activities, is given. References and sources for materials are also included in this section. Recommended for teachers, parents and group leaders who wish to promote an understanding of Canada's native cultures. Dale Simmons, National Library of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.