The Patchwork Quilt, Valerie Flournoy
The Patchwork Quilt, Valerie Flournoy
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The Patchwork Quilt

Author: Valerie Flournoy

Narrator: Allyson Johnson

Unabridged: 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/13/2018

Synopsis

Valerie Flournoy and Jerry Pinkney created a warmhearted intergenerational story that became an award-winning perennial. Since then children from all sorts of family situations and configurations continue to be drawn to its portrait of those bonds that create the fabric of family life.

About The Author

Jerry Pinkney was one of America’s most acclaimed illustrators. He won the Caldecott Medal, five Caldecott Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, five Coretta Scott King Honors, five New York Times Best Illustrated Awards, the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, the Society of Illustrators’ Original Art Show Lifetime Achievement Award, and many other prizes and honors. His long list of celebrated titles includes Mirandy and Brother Wind, The Little Red Hen, The Little Match Girl, and The Lion & The Mouse. His family includes a number of acclaimed children's book creators: his son, artist Brian Pinkney; his daughter-in-law, author and children's book editor Andrea Davis Pinkney; and his granddaughter, author-illustrator Charnelle Pinkney Barlow.

Reviews

Goodreads review by M.M. Strawberry on June 25, 2021

The story itself is great, but the illustrations really help to bring the narrative to life with the gorgeous imagery of the quilt.......more

Goodreads review by N_carlyl on October 12, 2010

I imagine Valerie Flournoy must have/had a unique bond with an elderly person in her lifetime because she writes this story so well it seems like it is from the heart. I wouldn't be surprised if it were true. The Patchwork Quilt is a beautiful story about the bonds between generations and the memori......more

Goodreads review by Mathew on December 02, 2018

Such an uplifting story. Tanya has been poorly recently and is itching to go outside so that she can have fun with her brothers and father in the garden. Instead, her mother asks that she spend some time with her grandma who always sits in a sit overlooking the outside. Having to spend time with Gra......more

Goodreads review by Anthony on October 07, 2019

Tanya enjoys spending time with her grandmother as she tells her about the patchwork quilt that she is making, and how it holds memories from each piece of fabric used. When her grandmother becomes ill, Tanya continues to work on the quilt until her grandmother is better. Once the quilt is completed......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on February 13, 2019

This book is primarily a book about a girl and her grandmother. Grandma is working on a patchwork quilt and Tanya wants to help her. Grandma tells Tanya it will take a while to make the quilt, and during this time Grandma gets sick. Tanya jumps in and works really hard to help finish the quilt. Sinc......more

Quotes

This story will leave children moved and satisfied. (School Library Journal, starred review)

Pinkney interprets the story with warm family scenes that glow. (Booklist)

Awards

  • Coretta Scott King Awards
  • Ezra Jack Keats Book Award
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