Author: Patricia Polacco
Summary: The story follows a young Russian immigrant named Anna as she and her family readjusts to living in America. The book is told by Anna's great granddaughter, Patricia. As Anna readjusts to living in America, she only has her dress and babushka from her home in Russia. Once Anna grows out of her babushka and dress, Anna's mother and the lady neighbors create a quilt out of Anna's babushka and dress along with a few other family member's attire. The quilt is seen in the illustrations as the only colorful thing in the black and white pictures and follows Anna as she grows up, gets married, and has her own children. The quilt and the story of the quilt is passed down through the generations until it reaches the narrator and is then passed down to her own children. Throughout the story the readers get to experience the life of Russian immigrants and how their culture changes and remains the same as time goes on.
Lesson: I would use this book when studying different cultures. A study of different cultures can be used not only in literature but also during social studies as it helps children learn facts about different countries and cultures of those countries along with how different time periods affect them. I think that doing a multicultural read aloud could be done throughout the school year so that students are more willing to accept the diversity of the world. After reading this story children can create their own keeping quilt as a drawing and then describe the the aspects of their quilt in a written piece. Students can also share their quilt to the class.
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