- Mooshka, a Quilt Story
- Written & Illustrated by Julie Paschkis
- Age 4-8
- Hardcover: $16.95
- ISBN: 978-1-56145-620-8
- Total Pages: 32
- Size: 9 1/2 x 11
- Language: English
- Rights: World
- Status: active
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- Leveling Information
- F&P (Fountas & Pinnell)
- F&P Level: N
- F&P Grade: 3
- Additional Info
- Color Info: Full color throughout
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Mooshka, a Quilt Story
Karla loves her special quilt, Mooshka. But Mooshka is more than just a quilt - it speaks, comforting Karla at bedtime with whispered stories. Karla's grandmother lovingly pieced Mooshka together using scraps of fabric from members of Karla's family. Each square, or "schnitz," shares a special memory of Karla's ancestors and their lives.
When new baby sister Hannah arrives, Karla's routine is upset and Mooshka falls silent. Only when Karla shares Mooshka with her sister does the quilt begin to speak again and tell Hannah the treasured stories of her family.
Author & Illustrator
Julie Paschkis attended Cornell University and the School for American Craftsmen at RIT, where she earned a BFA. She taught art to grade school children for several years while working on her own art and illustration. Julie now works full-time painting, creating commercial illustrations, and illustrating children's books. Some of her books include Albert the Fix-It Man; Where Is Catkin?; Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella; and Yellow Elephant: A Bright Bestiary. She lives in Washington.
You can visit Julie Paschkis’s website here.
Reviews
“With elegant simplicity and generously colored and patterned pages, this picture book from Paschkis shows how a family quilt can connect children to both the past and the present...The gentle rhythm never flags or becomes stale...Karla's gift of the quilt to Hannah, and Mooshka ceding the role of storyteller to Karla, make an inventive and sweet denouement to this tale.” ―Booklist, * STARRED REVIEW *
“Like the beautiful quilt showcased on glowing endpapers and throughout this tale, a preschooler's active imagination (probably) and an exciting (or not) addition are pieced together with family stories to create a new-baby/favorite-blanket story that's likely to become an old favorite...Vivid artwork, a lively, endearing heroine and a warm, loving look at a pivotal experience give this one classic potential.” ―Kirkus Reviews, * STARRED REVIEW *
“...Drawing on the vibrant colors, tableau compositions, and cheery graphic motifs of pan-European folk art, illustrator Paschkis (Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People), making her debut as an author, elevates her story beyond a familiar tale of displacement anxiety...” ―Publishers Weekly
“What a beauty this picture book is.” ―Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast blog
