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32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1988
A gold coin, a dried flower, and a piece of rock salt…On the illustrations, I'm split. Polacco did a great job of rendering family portraits, and I do appreciate that using charcoal for the people and color only for the quilt really made the quilt itself stand out---thank you very much, Patricia Polacco! On the other hand, the contrast between the styles was jarring. It could well be that my love for fabric really wanted the clothing everyone was wearing to be more vivid. I did adore the evolution of fashion with each flip of a page.
Bread...
Wine...
...wealth, love, and flavor for their livesThe Story
...never know hunger
...for laughter