A little girl recalls her grandmother's death, when her aunts, uncles, cousins, and others converged on Grandma's farm, and she recalls such objects as the family Bible, a little box painted with forget-me-nots, and Grandma's quilt.
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From Publishers Weekly
As its title suggests, this unusually atmospheric picture book celebrates the passage of traditions from one generation to the next. After Grandma's death, her five grown children and their families gather at her farmhouse to divvy up her possessions--and to revisit their memories. The child narrator, for example, longs to own Grandma's quilt, which "had a patch from the apron Grandma wore when she baked cookies and another . . . from Grandpa's shirt." Individual tensions at this difficult gathering are sensitively acknowledged and realistically resolved as each relative receives a share of the goods according to the family custom of drawing lots. Rowland's rosy, warmly lit, full-spread watercolors confer a Jessie Wilcox Smith kind of old-fashioned charm, very much in harmony with this book's message about family unity. All ages.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 2-5-- The memories in this book are as beautiful as Rowland's illustrations. After Grandmother dies, her five sons and daughters and their children gather to divide up the contents of the farmhouse. Each has an eye on a treasure that brings back fond recollections: the family Bible, a platter with pink and red roses, a little box painted with flowers, and a patchwork quilt made from grandma's aprons and Sarah's dresses. The adults separate the household goods into five piles and then draw numbers for the piles, all hoping they get what they want most. In the end, Sarah's mother trades her precious platter for the quilt that her daughter wants so much. The soft, expressive illustrations intensify the sense of family and sharing. The picture-book format will appeal primarily to younger readers, but is appropriate for older students to stimulate discussion. A gentle, soft story of a family coming together to divide (and keep) their memories. --Sharron McElmeel, Cedar Rapids Community Schools, IA
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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