The All-Together Quilt

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Hardcover
$19.99 US
| $26.99 CAN
On sale Oct 27, 2020 | 40 Pages | 9780375822049
Age 5-8 years | Grades K-3
Reading Level: Lexile AD500L | Fountas & Pinnell M
Quilters and crafters rejoice! This story of a community coming together to make a quilt is a heartwarming celebration of creativity and teamwork.

The kids and grown-ups at a community center begin with lots of colorful fabrics and an idea. Then step by step they make that idea a reality. They design, cut, stitch, layer, and quilt. It's the work of many hands, many hours, and many stories. And the result is something warm and wonderful they all can share.

Lizzy Rockwell is the artistic director and organizing force behind the Norwalk Community Quilt Project: Peace by Piece, and this book is inspired by all the people who have gathered over the years to teach and learn and to make something beautiful together.
  • WINNER | 2021
    Connecticut Book Award
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices
"Community is at the heart of crafting a quilt for peace. Rockwell’s illustrations are eye-catching and hopeful. When people teach, share, and create together, a treasure is born." —Kirkus Reviews

"The joy derived from working together to make something beautiful shines throughout the narrative."School Library Journal 

"Like pieces of a patchwork quilt, story and fact come together, reflecting the joy of a journey and the beauty of community friendship."The Horn Book

"A unique introduction to the pleasures of quilt-making, intergenerational friendships, and shared creative experiences." Booklist
© Kenneth Alcorn
Lizzy Rockwell is an illustrator whose work has appeared in magazines, on book jackets, and in children's books. She studied art at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and has taught illustration there. Lizzy is also the author and illustrator of Good Enough to Eat: A Kid's Guide to Food and NutritionHello Baby!, and The Busy Body Book: A Kid's Guide to Fitness. View titles by Lizzy Rockwell

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Quilters and crafters rejoice! This story of a community coming together to make a quilt is a heartwarming celebration of creativity and teamwork.

The kids and grown-ups at a community center begin with lots of colorful fabrics and an idea. Then step by step they make that idea a reality. They design, cut, stitch, layer, and quilt. It's the work of many hands, many hours, and many stories. And the result is something warm and wonderful they all can share.

Lizzy Rockwell is the artistic director and organizing force behind the Norwalk Community Quilt Project: Peace by Piece, and this book is inspired by all the people who have gathered over the years to teach and learn and to make something beautiful together.

Awards

  • WINNER | 2021
    Connecticut Book Award
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices

Reviews

"Community is at the heart of crafting a quilt for peace. Rockwell’s illustrations are eye-catching and hopeful. When people teach, share, and create together, a treasure is born." —Kirkus Reviews

"The joy derived from working together to make something beautiful shines throughout the narrative."School Library Journal 

"Like pieces of a patchwork quilt, story and fact come together, reflecting the joy of a journey and the beauty of community friendship."The Horn Book

"A unique introduction to the pleasures of quilt-making, intergenerational friendships, and shared creative experiences." Booklist

Author

© Kenneth Alcorn
Lizzy Rockwell is an illustrator whose work has appeared in magazines, on book jackets, and in children's books. She studied art at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and has taught illustration there. Lizzy is also the author and illustrator of Good Enough to Eat: A Kid's Guide to Food and NutritionHello Baby!, and The Busy Body Book: A Kid's Guide to Fitness. View titles by Lizzy Rockwell