The book list at right is a longer version of an article that appears in a our third special newsstand issue of Quiltmaker magazine. Call 800 590-3465 for back issue information on Quiltmaker's All-Time Favorites.
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Tell Me a Quilt Story
Curl up with your favorite young one and one of these delightful stories. Magical and much beloved, the quilts in these books confort deep sorrows, serve as the vehicle for imaginary travels or represent the stitched fabric of family in times of trouble. These moving and artfully illustrated books offer heartwarming ways to share your passion about quilting with a child.
[Actual prices may vary on newer editions where re-issued through another publisher. Age categories are approximate. pb=paperback; hc=hard cover.]
Amber on the Mountain, by Tony Johnston. Friends share magic and challenges through quilting. Ages 10-14. $5.99 pb. Penguin Putnam, 1998.
American Quilt: Ellen’s Story, by Susan Kirby. Lacey’s great-grandmother uses her quilts to pass on the stories of her family. Ages 8-12. $4.99 pb. Aladdin, 2000.
An Amish Quilt Coloring Book, by Cheryl Benner. Drawings of quilt blocks and children quilting to color. Ages 5-10. $2.95 pb. Good Books, 1994.
Aunt Skilly and the Stranger, by Kathleen Stevens. A new-style Appalachian folktale about quilts, a wise old woman, and a thief. Ages 8 & up. $14.95 hc. Ticknor & Fields, 1994.
Bess’s Log Cabin Quilt, by D. Anne Love. Bess tries to win a quilt contest to help her family. Ages 8-12. Price unknown, pb. Holiday House, 1995.
The Boy and the Quilt, by Shirley Kurtz. A boy learns to make his own quilt his own way. Ages 6-10. $6.95 pb. Good Books, 1991.
A Color Sampler, by Kathleen Westray. Classic patchwork patterns teach basic color theory. Ages 6 & up. $14.95 hc. Ticknor & Fields, 1994.
Cemetery Quilt, by Kent & Alice Ross. Josie hates the family tradition of adding a patch to a quilt each time someone dies, until it helps her gain a sense of family. Ages 7-11. $14.95 hc. Houghton Mifflin, 1994.
Dan’s Pants: The Adventures of Dan, the Fabric Man, by Merle Good. The story in rhyme of a fabric seller and his wild pants. Ages 4-8. $16.00 hc. Good Books, 2000.
Dream Quilt, by Celeste Ryan. A mother’s childhood quilt helps her son fight his bad dreams. Ages 4-8. $12.95 hc. WaterBrook Press, 1999.
Elmer, by David McKee. A patchwork elephant learns to accept his uniqueness. Ages 4-8. $14.95 hc. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1968.
Fables from Aesop, adapted by Tom Lynch. Aesop’s fables illustrated with fabric collages. Ages 4-8. $15.99 hc. Viking, 2000.
The Keeping Quilt, by Patricia Polacco. The author’s great-grandmother’s quilt keeps the immigrant family’s history alive for four generations. Ages 4-8. $16.00 hc. Simon & Schuster, 1988.
Lavender, by Karen Hesse. The quilt Codie makes for her new cousin helps her fight jealousy. Ages 7-11. $6.95 pb. Henry Holt, 1993.
The Log Cabin Quilt, by Ellen Howard. Grandma’s quilt scraps make a family feel at home again after moving west. Ages 7-11. $ 6.95 pb. Holiday House, 1996.
Long Live Earth, by Meighan Morrison. Rhymed text and quilts by the author promote awareness of the earth and the environment. Ages 6-12. $4.95 pb. Scholastic, 1993.
A Name on the Quilt, by Jeannine Atkins. Lauren and her family make a quilt to commemorate a beloved uncle. A partial benefit for the AIDS Memorial Quilt Names Project. Ages 8-12. $16.00 hc. Atheneum, 1999.
No Dragons On My Quilt, by Jean Ray Laury. Grandma makes Benjamin a quilt to dispel his fears. With quilt pattern and instructions. Ages 4-8. $16.95 pb. American Quilter’s Society, 2000.
The Patchwork Quilt, by Valerie Flournoy. Tanya copes with grandma’s illness by working on her quilt. Ages 7-11. $10.95 hc. Dial Books for Young Readers, 1985.
The Quilt, by T. Davis Bunn. An old woman’s last quilt makes an impact on everyone around her. Ages 12 & up. Price unknown. Bethany House, 1993.
Quilt of Dreams, by Mindy Dwyer. Katy and her mom find solace in finishing the quilt that Gram had begun before she died. Ages 6-12. $15.95 hc. Alaska Northwest Books, 2000.
The Quilt Story, by Tony Johnston. The same quilt comforts two girls a century apart. Ages 4-8. $12.95 hc. Penquin Putnam, 1985.
The Quiltmaker’s Gift, by Jeff Brumbeau. A renown quilter teaches a king the true value of things by giving only to those in need. With related activities and patterns available. Ages 7-11. $17.95 hc. Pfeifer-Hamilton, 2000.
The Rag Coat, by Lauren Mills. Schoolmates mock a poor mountain girl’s new winter coat until they learn it was quilted of scraps from their own lives. Ages 7-12. $16.95 hc. Little, Brown and Co., 1991.
Recollections, by Judith Baker Montano. A girl dreams her family’s stories when she sleeps under the crazy quilt her grandma made. Ages 10-14. $15.99 hc. C&T Publishing, 1993.
The Seasons Sewn, by Ann Whiteford Paul. How the names of patchwork patterns derived from daily life in the 1800ís. Ages 8-12. $16.00 hc. Browndeer Press, 1996.
Selina and the Bear Paw Quilt, by Barbara Smucker. A Mennonite girl whose family must flee intolerance during the Civil War keeps a bear paw quilt as a link to Grandma. Ages 7-11. $6.99 pb. Dragonfly/Crown, 1995.
Stand for Children, by Marian Wright Edelman. Quilts of fabric and photos illustrate a speech urging adults to take a stand for children. All ages. $15.95 hc. Hyperion, 1998.
Stitching Stars: the Story Quilts of Harriet Powers, by Mary E. Lyons. The true story of a former slave’s story quilts, with photos and historical details. Ages 8 & up. $6.99 pb. Aladdin, 1997.
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, by Deborah Hopkinson. A young slave escapes to freedom using a quilt for a map. Ages 7-11. $6.99 pb. Dragonfly/Knopf, 1995.
The Tamale Quilt, by Jane Tenorio-Coscarelli. Ages 6-10. $13.95 HC. Grandma Isabel helps Rosa get well with a special quilt and stories of her childhood. Story, recipe and quilt pattern, in Spanish and English. Ages 6-10. $13.95 hc. 1/4 Inch Designs, 1998.
The Tortilla Quilt, by Jane Tenorio-Coscarelli. Maria makes a quilt for her grandmother from flour sacks and hand-me-downs. Story, recipe and quilt pattern, in Spanish and English. Ages 6-10. $13.95 hc. 1/4 Inch Designs, 1996.
Tutu and The Ti Plant, by Sandra Goforth. A series of stories about a Hawaiian quilter whose patterns tell the stories of native Hawaiian plants. Ages 8-12. $12.95 hc. MnM Publishing, 1993.
When Silver Needles Swam: the Story of Tutu's Quilt, by James Rumford. After Hawaii becomes part of the U.S. in 1898, a grandmother makes a flag quilt so her grandchildren can still sleep under their own flag. In English and Hawaiian. All ages. $10.95 hc. Manoa Press, 1998.
Who's Under Grandma's Quilt? by Rachel Waterstone. A quilt seems to float on the clothesline giving the baby animals underneath a surprise. Ages 3-7. $13.95. First Story Press, 1997.
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