My Two Blankets

My Two BlanketsCartwheel moves to a new country with her auntie, and everything is strange: the animals, the plants even the wind. An old blanket gives Cartwheel comfort when she's sad and a new blanket just might change her world. This multicultural story of friendship is about leaving home, moving to a foreign and strange place, and finding a new friend. It's a story for all who have experienced change. Irena Kobald's poetic text, paired with Kate Greenaway

Cartwheel moves to a new country with her auntie, and everything is strange: the animals, the plants--even the wind. An old blanket gives Cartwheel comfort when she's sad--and a new blanket just might change her world.

This multicultural story of friendship is about leaving home, moving to a foreign and strange place, and finding a new friend. It's a story for all who have experienced change. Irena Kobald's poetic text, paired with Kate Greenaway medalist Freya Blackwood's powerful paintings, renders an emotional and heart-warming story about two children from diverse backgrounds coming together to become new friends.


Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 09/01/2015
ISBN: 9780544432284
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.90h x 8.50w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2015
New York Times Book Review 08/23/2015 pg. 24
Booklist 09/01/2015 pg. 122
School Library Journal 01/01/2016 pg. 73
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 177173 / My Two Blankets
Reading Level: 2.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5