The Keeping Quilt

by Patricia Polacco

2020-07-02 20:13:24

"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... Read more
"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. Less

Book Details

File size8.06x9.18x0.11inches
Print pages32
PublisherSimon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Publication date May 1, 2001
Languageeng
ISBN9780689844478
Patricia Polacco belongs to a family of storytellers, poets, farmers, teachers, and artists. They came from many parts of the world, but mainly Russia. She grew up to be an illustrator, a designer, an...

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