num_pages: 32
description: "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.
language: English
title: The Keeping Quilt
titlecomplete: The Keeping Quilt
genres: Cultural, Family, Fiction, Picture Books, Jewish, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Judaism, Russia
ratings_count: 9030
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Sydney Taylor Book Award
category: Younger Readers
publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books