When Benjy is born, his grandfather, a tailor, gives him a beautiful handmade blanket to keep him warm in his cot. As Benjy grows, he takes his blanket with him everywhere. He loves it so much that even when it becomes ragged and stained, he will do anything to stop his mother from throwing it out. He enlists his resourceful grandfather who cuts, measures and sews and turns the blanket into a coat. Benjy wears the coat every day, morning to night, until it becomes too tight and his mother threatens again to throw it away. His grandfather turns it into a waistcoat and when that no longer fits, it becomes a handkerchief, and when the handkerchief is torn beyond repair, it is finally turned into a button. But then, Joseph loses the button and his grandfather must come up with an even more imaginative solution-one that will ensure the blanket will last forever. Based on a story from the Jewish oral tradition, this is a beautiful tale of the love between a boy and his grandfather, between a boy and his blanket, the inevitable passing of time, and the glorious power of imagination.

About the Author
Miguel Gouveia was born in Santo Tirso, Portugal. He started telling stories as a teacher in 2001, and seven years later, he created Brua Editora. In 2010, after finishing his Master's Degree in Books and Children's Literature at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, he left teaching to devote himself to publishing, translation and music. Since then, he has been storytelling in libraries, bookshops, schools and at festivals, with a repertoire made out of the oral tradition of different cultures. Raquel Catalina was born in Madrid in 1973, where she studied Fine Arts. Her career as an illustrator started in 2010, after moving to Valencia where she studied a postgraduate degree in illustration at Spain's ESAT (Escuela Superior de Arte y Tecnologia). Since then, she has worked as a children's illustrator for prestigious publishers. Her work has been exhibited in Spain, Portugal and Mexico. Her portfolio can be seen at www.raquelcatalina.com


Book Information
ISBN 9781784386320
Author Miguel Gouveia
Format Hardback
Page Count 48
Imprint Green Bean Books
Publisher Greenhill Books