The Story Blanket
Published on 1. October 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-84270-756-2 (ISBN)
Description
Babba Zarrah has a beautiful woolen blanket, which the children love to sit on to listen to her stories. When Babba Zarrah realizes that her neighbors need new clothes, she unravels her story blanket in secret in order to knit them the things they need. Soon there is no blanket left, but the villagers have a solution for that...
Reviews / Votes
Arresting illustrations...this is sweetly vivid in and of itself. Booklist From the spare wood floor and the children clustered in anticipation on the blanket under a potted indoor tree comes a warm invitation to enjoy this sweet story again and again. School Library Journal A warm-hearted story about caring and sharing. GuardianMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 0 to 5 years
Illustrations
chiefly col. Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 270 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
174 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84270-756-2 (9781842707562)
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Persons
Ferida Wolff worked as a teacher and a journalist before becoming a writer. She lives in the US, and has two grown-up children. Harriet May Savitz has over 24 books published by major publishers. Elena Odriozola has had over 55 book published in her native Spain. Before turning to children's illustration, she worked in advertising. She illustrated the award-winning The Opposite.