Good Reads
Quilt Stories
- Coat of Many Colors by Parton, Dolly ( jP Pre-K) - A poor girl delights in her coat of many colors, made by her mother from rags, because despite the ridicule of the other children she knows the coat was made with love.
- Eight Hands Round: A Patchwork Alphabet by Paul, Ann Whitford (746.97 P281e) - Introduces the letters of the alphabet with names of early American patchwork quilt patterns and explains the origins of the designs by describing the activity or occupation they derive from.
- Josefina Story Quilt by Coerr, Eleanor ( jE) - While traveling west with her family in 1850, a young girl makes a patchwork quilt chronicling the experiences of the journey and reserves a special patch for her pet hen Josefina.
- Keeping Quilt by Polacco, Patricia( jP) - A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith.
- Luka's Quilt by Guback, Georgia( jP) - When Luka's grandmother makes a traditional Hawaiian quilt for her, she and Luka disagree over the colors it should include.
- Patchwork Quilt by Flournoy, Valerie ( jP Pre-K) - Using scraps cut from the family's old clothing, Tanya helps her grandmother and mother make a beautiful quilt that tells the story of her family's life.
- Quilt by Jonas, Ann ( jP Pre-K) - A child's new patchwork quilt recalls old memories and provides new adventure at bedtime.
- Quilt Story by Johnston, Tony ( jP) - A pioneer mother lovingly stitches a beautiful quilt which warms and comforts her daughter Abigail; many years later another mother mends and patches it for her little girl.
- Rag Coat by Mills, Lauren A. ( jP) - Minna proudly wears her new coat made of clothing scraps to school, where the other children laugh at her until she tells them the stories behind the scraps.
- Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt by Ernst, Lisa Campbell (jP) - While mending the awning over the pig pen, Sam discovers that he enjoys sewing the various patches together but meets with scorn and ridicule when he asks his wife if he could join her quilting club.
- Selina and the Bear Paw Quilt by Smucker, Barbara ( jP) - When her Mennonite family moves to Upper Canada to avoid involvement in the Civil War, young Selina is given a special quilt to remember the grandmother she left behind.
- Sewing Quilts by Turner, Ann Warren( jP) - A pioneer girl sees pieces of her life sewn into the quilts she, her sister, and her mother make.
- Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Hopkinson, Deborah ( jP) - A young slave stitches a quilt with a map pattern which guides her to freedom in the North.
- Tar Beach by Ringgold, Faith (jP Pre-K) - A young girl dreams of flying above her Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family. Based on the author's quilt painting of the same name.
- Texas Star by Cole, Barbara Hancock ( jP Pre-K) - Papa grumbles that the family doesn't need another quilt, but is happy to use it after the quilting bee.
Last Updated: 10/5/07
