The Name Quilt

About this book

A family history in patches and stories Summer evenings at Grandmas house always end just the way Sadie likes with Grandma tucking her in with the name quilt. As Sadie chooses from among the patchwork of hand-stitched names of generations of relatives Grandma tells story after story stories of hog-riding and hornets and Grandmas own wedding. Then one summer day a fierce storm comes on too quickly to get the washing off the line and the quilt is blown away. That night Sadie worries that more than just the quilt has disappeared until Grandma shows her that all her favorite names and stories are more a part of Sadie than she knows. Phyllis Roots loving tribute to a bedtime ritual from her own childhood and Margot Apples intricate illustrations bring the story of Sadie and the name quilt to the page with just the right touch of humor and heart. The Name Quilt is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Childrens Book of the Year.