The truth behind this story is that giving is better for your happiness than taking. The story itself is full of fantastic read-out-loud folkloric vignettes and written in such a way that makes me feel like a storyteller.[return][return]The illustrations are incredibly rich and unlike most of the time, are as beautiful as I imagine them. There is a lot of detail, something that children can spend time looking at.[return][return]This is also a fantastic gift for quilters. Knowing how much time goes into a hand-made quilt, it's a good way to show that the creation is understood to be greater than the fabric its made from.

What a treasure. I love this book. Someone read it to my kids recently and they begged to get it. I already had it in my collection, but had never read it. (gulp). I loved it. It will be forever a family favorite, I'm sure. A story of giving and finding happiness in helping others.Gorgeous illustrations and the amateur quilt historian in me appreciates the great attention to detail in the patterns.

Beautiful story! Beautiful illustrations!

This is a beautiful book, worth looking at again and again. And the story is lovely, about the joy and pleasure of giving. A good read every time of year.

This, and [b:The Quiltmaker's Journey|571813|The Quiltmaker's Journey|Jeff Brumbeau|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1328868914s/571813.jpg|1537106], can be read independent of each other, and it really doesn't matter at all which order you read them in. I reviewed the Journey a week or so ago, and then borrowed both from the library. Tonight I read them both to my almost-5-yr-old grandson. I think they're a little old for him and that he only managed them because it meant delaying lights-out. Nevertheless, the moral of the stories will be sinking in, and the sheer sumptious delight of the illustrations will undoubtedly add to the richness of how he experiences books.

I can't think of anything except superlatives for this book. It's a lovely tale of learning to give, told completely without preaching. It's quite extraordinarily beautiful to look at. And it praises the crafting of quilts. Gorgeous!

What a beautiful book in every way! The illustrations lured me in and the story won me. I LOVE this little book!

I loved this <3

Felt like a fairytale. Great art and a great message.

A very nice story... but the artwork was a little too busy for me. I guess it would be fine if I wanted to spend 10 minutes looking at every page.