Un merveilleux petit rien! [French ed. of Something from Nothing]

by Phoebe Gilman (author & illustrator)

Joseph's grandfather made him a beautiful blanket when he was a baby, but now it's frazzled and worn, and Joseph's mother says "It is time to throw it out." Joseph doesn't want to part with his special blanket, and he's sure that his grandfather can fix it. Sure enough, Grandfather miraculously alters the blanket into useful items again and again.

But when Joseph loses the final item, even Grandfather can't make something from nothing. But maybe Joseph can?

Based on the Yiddish folktale Joseph's Overcoat, Phoebe Gilman's gorgeous artwork charts the transformation of the blanket and the progress of Joseph's family through the years. 

Winner of the Ruth Schwartz Award, Ontario Arts Council, Canadian Booksellers Association.

Condition: near fine.

Published by Scholastic

Original title: Something from Nothing