Maya's Blanket/La Manta de Maya [Spanish]

By Monica Brown

Book Overview

Bilingual English/Spanish. Based on a Yiddish folk song, a young girl's cherished baby blanket becomes old and worn over time and she finds new ways to use it as she grows up.

Little Maya has a special blanket that Grandma stitched with her own two hands. As Maya grows, her blanket becomes worn and frayed, so with Grandma's help, Maya makes it into a dress. Over time the dress is made into a skirt, a shawl, a scarf, a hair ribbon, and finally, a bookmark. Each item has special, magical, meaning for Maya; it animates her adventures, protects her, or helps her in some way. But when Maya loses her bookmark, she preserves her memories by creating a book about her adventures and love of these items. When Maya grows up, she shares her book--Maya's Blanket/La manta de Maya--with her own little daughter while snuggled under her own special blanket.

Inspired by the traditional Yiddish folk song "Hob Ikh Mir a Mantl" ("I Had a Little Coat"), this delightful bilingual picture book puts a child-focused, Latino spin on the tale of an item that is made into smaller and smaller items. Maya's Blanket/La manta de Maya charmingly brings to life this celebration creativity, recycling, and enduring family love.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 0892392924
• ISBN13: 9780892392926
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Children's Book Press (CA)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.4" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3