Who's Under Grandma's Quilt?

This book is geared toward the 4-8 year old set and accomplishes its task nicely through realistic, colorful pictures and concise text. While reading the book, I found the progression of the story lends itself beautifully to sequence. In addition, as soon as the students realize one animal is following the next, it's easy to ask them to make predictions as to what animal they think will appear next. As the story reaches its ending, you realize that there is a moral to this story as well---working together as a team can solve problems faster than working alone. The story and the match of the illustrations to the story make it an excellent picture book to use when teaching sequence, prediction, social skills or values. It would make a nice contribution to the literature in a unit about farm animals, grandchildren or cooperation.

I read the story to my 6 year old son, and now when I try to tuck him in at night, he "hides" under his blanket and makes me guess where he is. It gives us one more game to play in the evenings, and is creating some good memories for the both of us. He can't wait to pull this on his own Grandma when we visit her this Thanksgiving.

Who's Under Grandma's Quilt? Is full of fun and subtleteaching. We don't know who is under there until the end, but a littlechild will wonder right away as a helpful chick wants to lift it and see, an anxious pig says " You better not" and other animals express a range of reactions for a child to ponder. "Whom are you talking to under grandmother's quilt?" says a goose. Rachel Waterstone has toughtfully written a wonderful book for children from two to five. It is original at the same time that it uses a traditional Chicken Little, or Braemer town Musicians line of animals to move the story forward. First Story Press has chosen illustrator Virginia Esquinaldo with the same good taste as they chose this first time author. Congratulations and thank you to all of them. This book is a great choice for young children.

The "quilt with a bump and a lump that thumped" phrase is very catchy and something I'm sure kids of all ages will remember. The author has a unique writing style that flows naturally and suggests the personality of the characters nicely. I could almost hear the different voices saying the lines as I read it