num_pages: 32
description: Little Maya has a special blanket that Grandma stitched with her own two hands. As Maya grows her blanket becomes worn and frayed so with Grandma's help Maya makes it into a dress. Over time the dress is made into a skirt a shawl a scarf a hair ribbon and finally a bookmark. Each item has special magical meaning for Maya; it animates her adventures protects her or helps her in some way. But when Maya loses her bookmark she preserves her memories by creating a book about her adventures and love of these items. When Maya grows up she shares her book Maya's Blanket / La manta de Maya with her own little daughter while snuggled under her own special blanket.Inspired by the traditional Yiddish folk song Hob Ikh Mir a Mantl (I Had a Little Coat) this delightful bilingual picture book puts a child-focused Latino spin on the tale of an item that is made into smaller and smaller items. Maya's Blanket / La manta de Maya charmingly brings to life this celebration creativity recycling and enduring family love.
language: English
title: Maya's Blanket / La Manta de Maya
publisher: Children's Book Press