The Boy and the Cloth of Dreams
By Koralek, Jenny
Themes flagged by parents·4
Cultural Representation
White
This book contains predominantly White people and/or the main character is White.
Family & Lifestyle
Single Parent
This book primarily contains one parent or a single parent family.
Protagonist Gender
Male Protagonist
The leading character in this book is male.
Sensitive Content
Violence & Scariness
This book contains language or pictures that may be violent or scary to young readers.
Synopsis
In a mystical parable, a boy sleeps peacefully under a brilliant quilt made by his grandmother, until the cloth accidentally tears, nightmares escape, and the child must find within himself the courage to mend the tear.
Details
- Illustrator
- James Mayhew
- Publisher
- Candlewick
- ISBN-10
- 9781564023490
- ISBN-13
- 9781564023490
- Reading age
- 5 – 8
- Grade level
- Kindergarten – 3
- Pages
- 32
- Published
- 1994
- Added to shelf
- Feb 15, 2026