The Keeping Quilt

The Keeping Quilt
by Patricia Polacco
32 Pages

Great Grandma Anna was from Russia. When she moved, the only things she brought with her were her favorite dress and her babushka. Anna started to outgrow her favorite dress. Her mother decided to use the family’s clothes to make a quilt that would help remind them of home. She used Anna’s favorite dress for the edging. This quilt was used for many different things. It was used as a tablecloth at a picnic, a huppa at a wedding, and baby blanket for Anna’s daughter Carle. The blanket was passed down from generation to generation and was used for the same things over and over again. It was a family heirloom.

Personal Rating-5

I like how Polacco demonstrated the Russian culture by telling the story of the keeping quilt. Many family’s have different heirlooms that are passed from one generation to the next. The pictures in this book went along really well with the story.