I was on the road almost all of the month, and did very little reading other than guidebooks for the Oregon Trail (which I am still reading and will hopefully write about next month). I did receive one picture book through the LibraryThing Early Reviewer program that was short enough for me to read and review the last day of the month:
The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt, written by Riel Nason, and illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler, is a lovely story about a ghost who's a little bit different. Instead of being a sheet like most ghosts, he's a patchwork quilt. (One ancestor was a checkered tablecloth, his great-grandmother was a lace curtain.) Being a quilt is problematic - for example, he can't fly as easily as other ghosts. But things change one Halloween.
This is a gentle, non-scary Halloween story for young children, with messages about courage and acceptance (of self and others). The color palette of the illustrations is muted, but full of interesting little details.
Originally published in 2020, the book I'm reviewing is a lovely gift edition with gilt-edged pages and a gilt-embossed cover. The end papers echo the patchwork of the little ghost, in grays, beiges, and blues. I plan to make this lovely book a gift to my two great-grandsons.
Originally published in 2020, the book I'm reviewing is a lovely gift edition with gilt-edged pages and a gilt-embossed cover. The end papers echo the patchwork of the little ghost, in grays, beiges, and blues. I plan to make this lovely book a gift to my two great-grandsons.
