Tanya loved listening to her grandmother talk about the patchwork quilt as she cut and stitched together the pieces of colorful fabric. A scrap of blue from brother Jim's favorite old pants, a piece of gold left over from Mama's Christmas dress, a bright square from Tanya's Halloween costume - all fit together to make a quilt of memories. But one day Tanya's grandmother becomes ill, and Tanya doesn't know how to help her. It's then she decides to finish Grandma's masterpiece herself, and with the help of Mama and the whole family, she sets to work.

By Jacqueline Woodson
Illustrated by Hudson Talbott

Soonie's family makes SHOW WAYS - quilts with secret meanings that are maps to freedom. Her family tells stories of bravery that inspire courage. Each generation passes on to the next the belief that there is a road to a better place.

By Tony Johnston
Illustrated by Tomie dePaola

Long ago, a young girl named Abigail put her beloved patchwork quilt in the attic. Now, years later, another young girl discovers the quilt and makes it her own, relying on its warmth to help her feel secure in a new home.

By Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
Illustrated by Mary Azarian

A love of life and a love of place shines through in Natalie Kinsey-Warnock's richly imagined prose. Illustrated with Mary Azarian's beautiful woodcuts, From Dawn till Dusk reveals how chores lead straight to the best kind of fun: night-swimming in the pond, skiing off the barn roof, and finding new gray kittens, their eyes still closed, in the haymow. And at story's end, readers from cities, towns, and the country will ask themselves, What would we miss most about our home?