Geraldine's Blanket [Paperback]

Holly Keller (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Geraldine loves her baby blanket. Trouble is, she's no baby, and her blanket is old and tattered. "It looks silly," says her mother. "There's hardly any blanket left,"says her father. But geraldine refuses to part with her old friend. Will a new doll from Aunt Bessie at Christmas change her mind?

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Lovable" -- -- Kirkus

About the Author

Holly Keller is the creator of many popular books for children, including the Horace books, Farfallina & Marcel, and Help! In applauding her work, School Library Journal noted that she is "an author/artist who truly understands children." Holly Keller lives in New Haven, Connecticut.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books (April 22, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688078109
• ISBN-13: 978-0688078102
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 7.3 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #462,560 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good choice!, December 1, 1999

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Mom of a Active Toddler (Western USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Geraldine's Blanket (Paperback)

Over the years, I have purchased over 300 books for my kids library, this being one of them. My sister recommened this book because her daughter like it so well. This book soon became one of my then 3 years old daughter's favorite, probably because she was a "security blanket kid" just like Geraldine and could relate to Geraldine's struggle to retain her blanket. Even when she was in early elementary and passed the blanket stage, she would often pick this book to read from her many early readers. The pictures are darling and the story line is clever so this book isn't a "yawner" for parents to read to their kids. Now that my daughter is eleven, I have given many of her kids books away, but she insists on keeping this one. She loved it that much.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book was me!, February 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Geraldine's Blanket (Paperback)

As a future elementary school teacher and a student in a children's literature class, I came across this book accidently in the library one day. It caught my attention immediately, and I couldn't put it down. Like many, many children, I too had a baby blanket that I couldn't give up (and it looked JUST LIKE GERALDINE'S!) I read the book once, then twice, then to my mother and friends and then to my literature class. I loved it so much, that I had to buy it after I returned it to the library. All the people I read it to could relate to how Geraldine was attached to her blanket and the extreme and clever measures she takes in keeping it with her always. My mom especially liked the mom and dad in the story because she was just like them too. This is a book I will keep on display and in my heart just as I will keep my baby blanket as a treasure of my childhood.

5.0 out of 5 stars What a sweet story!, July 7, 2008

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A. Thomas (Putnam, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Geraldine's Blanket (Paperback)

This story was my litle sisters favorite back in 1986, and my daughter found her book. Now it is my daughters favorite;so much so, that I had to buy a replacement! Geraldine's Blanket is a story about a girl and her "blankie". Her parents think it's time for the blanket to go - it's getting old. Gerladine has a bit of a stubborn streak in her, and finds inventive ways to hold onto her blanket!
This is a good bedtime story, showing ways to compromise within a family!