Polacco, Patricia

A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith.

Because he spends his time dreaming, the villagers are convinced that Appelemando will never amount to much but in time his dreams change the village and all the people in it.

Presents the title work in which an injured goose, having broken the painted eggs intended for the Easter Festival in Moscva, lays thirteen marvelously colored eggs to replace them, and includes a visit with author Patricia Polacco, a look at egg-shaped objects, and reviews of related books.

From the book by Patricia Polacco. Famous for her beautifully painted Ukrainian eggs, old Babushka is preparing her eggs for the Easter Festival when she takes in an injured goose whom she names Rechenka. One terrible day, Rechenka accidentally breaks all of Babushka's lovingly crafted eggs.

Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms.

An injured goose rescued by Babushka, having broken the painted eggs inteded for the Easter Festival, lays thirteen marvelously colored eggs to replace them, then leaves behind on final miracle in egg form before returning to her own kind.