![]() ![]() The book can also be used to teach children about reusing and recycling. I think young children will also enjoy predicting what Joseph’s grandfather will make next out of the fabric. The book has lots of repetition in the story, hence making it a great book for story time where you can get the children to read the repetitive phrases (such as “his scissors went snip, snip, snip and his needle flew in and out and in and out” or “there’s just enough material here to make…” etc) together. When Joseph loses the button, his grandfather has no solution as he cannot make “something from nothing.” However, Joseph has an idea and decides to write a story based on the transformation of his blanket. Pheobe Gilman was the beloved creator of the Jillian Jiggs series as well as the award-winning Something From Nothing, The Gypsy Princess, Pirate Pearl, Little Blue Ben, The Balloon Tree, and Grandma and the Pirates. ![]() Over time, Joseph’s grandfather manages to recycle the same cloth and transforms it into a vest, a tie, a handkerchief, and finally, a cloth-covered button. Indeed, Joseph’s grandfather is able to turn the old blanket into a new jacket for his beloved grandson. However, Joseph can’t bear to part with his blanket and seeks help from his grandfather. ![]() As Joseph grows older, the blanket becomes worn out, and his mother wants to throw it away. When Joseph is born, his grandfather makes him a beautiful blue blanket. The main story, yes, but also the exquisite illustrations of the shtetl that show the stories of its inhabitants the understated character actions like Josephs sister trying to comfort him with her own doll the parallel story of the mouse family living under the house the message about not letting materials go to waste (both in the main hous. ![]()
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