Maya's Blanket/La Manta de Maya by Monica Brown

Maya's Blanket/La Manta de Maya by Monica Brown

Little Maya has a special blanket that Grandma stitched with her own two hands. As Maya grows, her blanket becomes worn and frayed, so with Grandma's help, Maya makes it into a dress. Over time the dress is made into a skirt, a shawl, a scarf, a hair ribbon, and finally, a bookmark. Each item has special, magical, meaning for Maya; it animates her adventures, protects her, or helps her in some way. But when Maya loses her bookmark, she preserves her memories by creating a book about her adventures and love of these items. When Maya grows up, she shares her book--Maya's Blanket/La manta de Maya--with her own little daughter while snuggled under her own special blanket. Inspired by the traditional Yiddish folk song Hob Ikh Mir a Mantl (I Had a Little Coat), this delightful bilingual picture book puts a child-focused, Latino spin on the tale of an item that is made into smaller and smaller items. Maya's Blanket/La manta de Maya charmingly brings to life this celebration creativity, recycling, and enduring family love.

Monica Brown is the author of numerous award-winning multilingual children's books, many of which are inspired by her Peruvian ancestry. Monica is an English professor at Northern Arizona University who specializes in American literature. Multicultural Literary and Hispanic Literature She is a resident of Flagstaff, Arizona. Monica Brown's website is monicabrown.net.