"We will make a quilt to help us always remember home," Anna'smother said. "It will be like heaving the family in backhome Russiadance around us at night. And so it was. From a basket of old clothes,Anna's babushka, Uncle Vladimir's shirt, Aunt Havalah's nightdressand an apron of Aunt Natasha's become The Keeping Quilt, passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century. For fourgenerations 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 asheartwarming as they are real, patricia Polacco tells the story ofher own family, and the quilt that remains a symbol of theirenduring love and faith.
A young man, brave in battle and a leader in the buffalo hunt,is too shy to speak to the woman he loves. Sad and lonely, hewanders far into the woods. There, he meets two Elk men. They givehim a a flute that the birds and animals have made for him. When heplays it, the harmony of nature is in his melodies and he speaksstraight to the heart of the girl he loves.
In this classic book, a winsome, winning inchworm is proud ofhis ability to measure anything under the sun.
Anatole is a most honorable mouse. When he realizes that humansare upset by mice sampling their leftovers, he is shocked! He mustprovide for his beloved family--but he is determined to find a wayto earn his supper. And so he heads for the tasting room at theDuvall Cheese Factory. On each cheese, he leaves a smallnote--"good," "not so good," "needs orange peel"--and signs hisname. When workers at the Duvall factory find his notes in themorning, they are perplexed--but they realize that this mysteriousAnatole has an exceptional palate and take his advice. Soon Duvallis making the best cheese in all of Paris! They would like to giveAnatole a reward--if only they could find him... From the Hardcover edition.