I love reading about the power books have to inspire others. Books, and the stories they contain, really are powerful.
In this case, it was the book The Quiltmaker’s Gift
by Jeff Brumbeau, illustrated by Gail De Marcken, that inspired a class of fourth-grade students and their teacher to make a quilt for a children’s hospital–to give something that will bring some happiness or comfort to others.
The connection between the book and the students’ actions is very clear; in the book, the king wants a quilter to make him a quilt, but the quilter says she only makes quilts for the poor, and will only make him one if he gives away all his possessions. So he does, and experiences how good it feels to give to others–just as the students are experiencing how good it can feel to help someone who needs it. And then, of course, there is the actual quilt that they are making–just like the quilter in the book.
To read all about this story, go here.
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(WestSide Books, Oct 2011)
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