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40 pp.
| Simon/Wiseman |
August, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4424-5047-9$17.99
(2)
K-3
In this sort-of prequel to The Keeping Quilt, Polacco's great-grandmother Anna and her family are forced to leave Russia during the pogroms. They take with them a treasured "magic" tea set: "Anyone who drinks from it has a blessing from God." The understated telling is beautifully supported and extended in art rendered in soft gray pencil that harkens back to Polacco's early work.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2013