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The quilt story

A pioneer mother lovingly stitches a beautiful quilt which warms and comforts her daughter Abigail; many years later another mother mends and patches it for her little girl.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Johnston, Tony, 1942-
Other Authors:	DePaola, Tomie, 1934-2000 (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Putnam & Grosset Group, 1996, c1985.
Series:	PaperStar
Subjects:	Quilts > Juvenile fiction. Quilting > Juvenile fiction. Mothers and daughters > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	A pioneer mother lovingly stitches a beautiful quilt which warms and comforts her daughter Abigail; many years later another mother mends and patches it for her little girl.
Item Description:	Originally published: New York : Putnam, 1985.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN:	0698113683 : PAP
Author Notes:	Tony Johnston was born in Los Angeles, California on January 30, 1942. She received a B.A. in history and an M.A in education from Stanford University. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a fourth-grade teacher. She has written over 70 books for children. Her titles include Amber on the Mountain, the Cowboy and the Black-Eyed Pea, Day of the Dead, the Ghost of Nicholas Greebe, the Sparky and Eddie series, and the Adventures of Mole and Troll. Her first adult novel was Any Small Goodness. Her works have earned her several awards including a Children's Choice Award for Four Scary Stories and the Beatty Award in 2002 for Any Small Goodness. (Bowker Author Biography)