Storybook Quilts

Selina and the Bear Paw Quilt

by

Barbara Claasen Smucker

Synopsis: A Mennonite family, dreading the impending battles of the Civil War, must leave the elderly Grandmother behind as they flee to Canada. Before they leave, Grandmother gives Selina her beloved Bear Paw Quilt, so that Selina may be comforted in grandmother's absence.
Discussion Topics: War, pacifism, history, intergenerational ties; concept of "humility block"
Enrichment Activities: Coloring Page
The book also includes a fabric & glue quilt-making activity, which can be made using paper instead of fabric.
Made by: Cindy Megginson