Product Description

A family, like a quilt, can be pieced together in many ways. And a quilt, like a family, is rich with stories. Lacey's great-grandmother has a trunkful of family quilts, and stories, she loves to share with Lacey. And the stories the old quilts tell help Lacey understand not only the generations that have come before her, but her own family as well.

Take Daniel, Lacey's great-great-grandfather, growing up on his grandparents' Illinois farm in 1890. Daniel is happy on the farm, but he is determined to find a way to get out west to visit his father so they can be a whole family again. He hatches an ingenious if risky scheme to make the trip, but when he arrives at the depot in Valentine, Nebraska, he finds the little town abuzz with fears of a Sioux uprising. And an even bigger surprise awaits him at his father's cabin, forcing Daniel to rethink his idea of what makes a family whole.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1410165 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 195 pages

About the Author
Dan Andreasen is the illustrator of numerous picture books, including By the Dawn's Early Light: The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner by Steven Kroll, which was named an ABA Kids' Pick of the Lists and a Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies; A Quiet Place by Douglas Wood; and Sailor Boy Jig by Margaret Wise Brown. He has also authored several picture books, including With a Little Help from Daddy and A Special Day for Mommy. Dan lives with his family in Orlando, Florida.

Customer Reviews

A wonderful continuation of the American Quilts series.
Daniel Tandy's mother died when he was a baby, and his father left him to head out west to pursue his dreams. Raised by his grandparents on an Illinois farm, Daniel longed to know a father's love. When his grandfather dies, Daniel is upset by the many changes that occur. His father's cousin Hattie, the closest thing to a mother Daniel has even know, leaves Illinois with her husband and children to homestead in Oklahoma. So Daniel comes up with a daring plan. He runs away from home and heads for South Dakota, where he knows his father lives. But the year is 1890, and rumors of an Indian uprising are running rampant. At first Daniel fears for his life - until he hears the Indians' side of the story. And what Daniel discovers when he finds his father will change his life forever. This was an exciting and heartwarming continuation of American Quilts, the saga of one American pioneer family over four generations.