Maya's blanket = la manta de Maya
(Kit)

"The permanently attached VOX Reader transforms an ordinary print book into an all-in-one read-along. There's no need for computers, tablets or CDs. Children simply push a button to listen and read"--Publisher's Web site.

"Vox Books - books that talk!"-- cover.

Book originally published: New York : Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc., [2015].

Inspired by the traditional Yiddish folk song Hob ikh mir a Mantl (I had a little overcoat).

La pequęa Maya tiene una manta especial que la abuela cosi̤ con sus propias manos. A medida que Maya crece, su manta se desgasta y deshilacha, por lo que con la ayuda de la abuela, Maya se convierte en un vestido. Con el tiempo, el vestido se convierte en una falda, un chal, una bufanda, una cinta para el cabello y, finalmente, un marcador. Cada elemento tiene un significado especial y m̀gico para Maya; anima sus aventuras, la protege o la ayuda de alguna manera. Pero cuando Maya pierde su marcador, conserva sus recuerdos creando un libro sobre sus aventuras y su amor por estos art̕culos. Cuando Maya crece, comparte su libro - Maya's Blanket - La manta de Maya - con su propia pequęa hija mientras se acurruca bajo su propia manta especial.

Little Maya has a special blanket that Grandma stitched with her own two hands. As Maya grows, her blanket becomes worn and frayed, so with Grandma's help, Maya makes it into a dress. Over time the dress is made into a skirt, a shawl, a scarf, a hair ribbon, and finally, a bookmark. Each item has special, magical, meaning for Maya; it animates her adventures, protects her, or helps her in some way. But when Maya loses her bookmark, she preserves her memories by creating a book about her adventures and love of these items. When Maya grows up, she shares her book -- Maya's Blanket - La manta de Maya -- with her own little daughter while snuggled under her own special blanket.

Parallel text in English and Spanish. Texto paralelo en inglés y español.