{"product_id":"mayas-blanket-la-manta-de-maya-hardcover","title":"Maya's Blanket\/La Manta de Maya - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMonica Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Diaz\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education\u003cbr\u003e Junior Library Guild Selection\u003cbr\u003e Américas Book Award, Commended Title, Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs\u003cbr\u003e 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, New York Public Library\u003cbr\u003e Notable Books for a Global Society, International Literacy Association (ILA)\u003cbr\u003e Charlotte Zolotow Award - Highly Commended Title, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)\u003cbr\u003e Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)\u003cbr\u003e Monarch Award Master List, Illinois School Library Media Association\u003cbr\u003e Top Latino Titles of the Year, School Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBilingual English\/Spanish. Based on a Yiddish folk song, a young girl's cherished baby blanket becomes old and worn over time and she finds new ways to use it as she grows up.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle Maya has a special blanket that Grandma stitched with her own two hands. As Maya grows, her blanket becomes worn and frayed, so with Grandma's help, Maya makes it into a dress. Over time the dress is made into a skirt, a shawl, a scarf, a hair ribbon, and finally, a bookmark. Each item has special, magical, meaning for Maya; it animates her adventures, protects her, or helps her in some way. But when Maya loses her bookmark, she preserves her memories by creating a book about her adventures and love of these items. When Maya grows up, she shares her book--Maya's Blanket\/La manta de Maya--with her own little daughter while snuggled under her own special blanket.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspired by the traditional Yiddish folk song \"Hob Ikh Mir a Mantl\" (\"I Had a Little Coat\"), this delightful bilingual picture book puts a child-focused, Latino spin on the tale of an item that is made into smaller and smaller items. \u003ci\u003eMaya's Blanket\/La manta de Maya\u003c\/i\u003e charmingly brings to life this celebration creativity, recycling, and enduring family love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonica Brown \u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of over thirty books for children, including \u003ci\u003eMarisol McDonald Doesn't Match\/no combina\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSharuko\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaya's Blanket\/la manta de Maya\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWaiting for the Biblioburro\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrida and Her Animalitos\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEl Cuarto Turquesa\/The Turquoise Room\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the Lola Levine chapter book series, among many others. She is the recipient of the Christopher Award, two Américas Awards, and multiple starred reviews. Her work has been translated into a dozen languages, and has appeared in the NYTimes, The Washington Post, and on NPR's All Things Considered. When not writing for children, Brown serves as a professor of English at Northern Arizona University, where she teaches about US Latino and multicultural literature. Brown lives with her family in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her website is monicabrown.net. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Diaz\u003c\/b\u003e won the Caldecott Medal in 1995 for Smoky Night. He is the illustrator of many other popular children's books as well, including December, Roadrunner's Dance, Going Home, and Wilma Unlimited. Diaz is also an accomplished potter, and he has sold his work to collectors throughout the country. He lives in Carlsbad, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 10.79 x 9.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charlotte Zolotow Award (2016)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Maya's Blanket\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772931440928,"sku":"9780892392926","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b3f41a5e56d6c898b6a7f144d11ac08f.webp?v=1780416709","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mayas-blanket-la-manta-de-maya-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}