Winner of the 1986 Coretta Scott King Book Award for Illustrator
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.---from the publisher
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Twenty years ago Valerie Flournoy and Jerry Pinkney created a warmhearted intergenerational story that became an award-winning perennial. Since then children from all sorts of family situations and configurations continue to be drawn to its portrait of those bonds that create the fabric of family life.---from the publisher
32 pages 978-0803700970 Ages 4-8
Keywords: quilting, historical fiction, multigenerational, African American, African American author, family, diversity diverse books, 4 year old, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old, Coretta Scott King Book Award for Illustrator