This is Irena Kobald's debut picture book, inspired by a
friendship that developed between her own daughter and a Sudanese
child. She lives in Australia with her family.
Freya Blackwood earned the 2010 Kate Greenaway Award for
Harry and Hopper. She lives in Australia with her family.
Visit her website at www.freyablackwood.com.au.
* "Loneliness, cultural displacement, tentative friendship, and an
explosion of sharing and kindness are accessible even to very young
readers...An amazingly lovely import."
--Kirkus, starred review
"With its bold visual metaphors, "My Two Blankets" ingeniously
captures a child's efforts to weave the old with the new."
--New York Times Book Review
"The blanket metaphor is powerful, and the way that sounds are
depicted through shape and line works well."
--School Library Journal
"The illustrations, a combination of watercolor and oils, heighten
the effect of the thought-provoking story. Just the right format
for children to think about immigrants and friendship."
--Booklist
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