Build the Quilt Kit ~ When the Stars Came Home

An engaging activity for every creator in the family ~ or classroom! 

Use the hundreds of 1 x 1 tiles to  create stunning individual "quilt patches". 

Assemble the patches on the "quilt" which is a  32 x 32 baseplate.

Display your creation for all to admire!

An entertaining, hands-on family, or community-building class activity to accompany the reading of the story, When the Stars Came Home by Canadian Brittany Luby.

Included:

• 25 -6x6 plates
• 1 -32x32 baseplate
• Hundreds of small tiles (colours may vary from photo) 
• Educator pages with a cut and paste template for designing a paper quilt square
• Hardcover edition of When the Stars Came Home by Canadian Brittany Luby
  

A heartwarming look at how the comfort of tradition and story can create a true sense of belonging, told through an Indigenous lens.  

When Ojiig moves to the city with his family, he misses everything they left behind. Most of all, he misses the sparkling night sky. Without the stars watching over him, he feels lost.

His parents try to help, but nothing seems to work. Not glow-in-the-dark sticker stars, not a star-shaped nightlight. But then they have a new idea for how to make Ojiig feel better — a special quilt stitched through with family stories that will wrap Ojiig in the warmth of knowing who he is and where he came from. Join this irresistible family as they discover the power of story and tradition to make a new place feel like home.

A 2023 Horn Book Fanfare title * A Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Book of 2023 * A CCBC Choices Best Book of 2023