Bailey & Blanket by Emily House. PICTURE BOOK. Blue Dot, 2022. $18. 9781737603221.
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: LOW
Bailey is devastated when her blanket, a blanket that has taken him on countless adventures, is shredded by a dog at the park. Through tears, Bailey falls asleep that night and his dad spends the night transforming the blanket into a new form able to continue providing adventure.
I was interested to see what Bailey’s dad would produce and I appreciated the engagement of the parents in this book, but I also felt like such intense commitment to sewing all night might make most readers, who have likely lost a comfort item to the wears of time, feel less loved.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
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