Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2001-01-05
Keeping Quilt (Reprint)
Keeping Quilt (Reprint)
Aladdin Picture Books
Patricia Polacco, Illustrator
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SKU:9780689844478
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The author shares the story of the quilt that her great-great-grandmother and her immigrant neighbors created in long-ago New York, which has been passed down through four generations of the author's family. Full-color illustrations.
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Book Details
Book Details
Age Range • 4-8
Pages • 32
Subjects • Quilts • Jews • Emigration and immigration
Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration, Immigration & Refugees • Juvenile Fiction | Classics
Publisher Summary
Publisher Summary
"We will make a quilt to help us always remember home," Anna's mother said. "It will be like heaving the family in backhome Russia dance around us at night.
And so it was. From a basket of old clothes, Anna's babushka, Uncle Vladimir's shirt, Aunt Havalah's nightdress and an apron of Aunt Natasha's become The Keeping Quilt, passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century. For four generations the quilt is a Sabbath tablecloth, a wedding canopy, and a blanket that welcomes babies warmly into the world.
In strongly moving pictures that are as heartwarming as they are real, patricia Polacco tells the story of her own family, and the quilt that remains a symbol of their enduring love and faith.
And so it was. From a basket of old clothes, Anna's babushka, Uncle Vladimir's shirt, Aunt Havalah's nightdress and an apron of Aunt Natasha's become The Keeping Quilt, passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century. For four generations the quilt is a Sabbath tablecloth, a wedding canopy, and a blanket that welcomes babies warmly into the world.
In strongly moving pictures that are as heartwarming as they are real, patricia Polacco tells the story of her own family, and the quilt that remains a symbol of their enduring love and faith.
