AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Patricia Packard
PUBLISHER:Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books PUBLICATION DATE: Reprint Edition (May 1, 2001); Originally in 1988
AWARDS: Sydney Taylor Book Award
GENRE: Historical Fiction READING LEVEL: 3rd-5th
BRIEF OVERVIEW: Anna’s mother suggests that the family makes a quilt
to remember home. From a basket of old clothes, they put together the Keeping
Quilt, passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: The students will all have a part in making a class
quilt. The students will draw a representation of themselves in an empty space
provided for them. Once they are done, it will be a quilt of their own.
REVIEWER'S NAME AND AFFILIATION: Jasmine Johnson, Valdosta State University
