Flora's Blanket

by Debi Gliori

Flora can't sleep. 'No blanket, ' she says. And so Mum and Dad and the whole Rabbit-Bunn family begin the long search for Flora's special carrot blanket. This story is perfect for reading at bedtime

Genres: Picture Books, Storytime, Childrens, Fiction, Animals, Rabbits, Family

Paperback

First published April 1, 2001

About the author

Debi Gliori (born 1959) is a Scottish author and illustrator of children's books.
She grew up as an only child in Glasgow, and when young began drawing and writing stories. She started writing children's books in 1976, and attended art school in Edinburgh from 1979 to 1984. She then received a travelling scholarship award to go to Milan, and worked as a freelance from 1984 onwards.
She is the author/illustrator of many books for children including Mr Bear, the winner of a Children's Book Award. She is best known for her black comedy Pure Dead series for older children, which display strong elements of family lives amid dark and fantasy-based plots.

Reviews

[Kandice C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my ultimate favorites as a child.

[Maria Salgado · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book would be good to use in the classroom to show a common problem and how to work through it. It also teaches helping others and empathy toward their feelings, The illustrations are great and add to the storytelling.

[Rosenblue · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book for reading during bedtime.

[Sarah Beattie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awards Received (if any):
-None found.

Appropriate Grade Level:
-Pre-K through Kindergarten

Original Summary:
-This book is about a little baby rabbit named Flora who does not want to go to sleep without her blanket. Her brothers and sisters offer her their blankets, but she only wants her own, so the whole family goes on a hunt throughout the night to find it. Eventually, Flora falls asleep mid-hunt, and when her parents lay her down in their bed to go to sleep, her dad finds the blanket under his pillow.

Original Review:
-This book is has a short and simple story that is comforting and relatable to young children (attachment to material objects, such as a teddy bear or blanket). The illustrations are very cute and they depict a loving family. I think this story would be good to send home to parents to read at bedtime.

Possible In-Class Use:
-This book would work well for a whole-group read aloud since the story is short and easy to follow. A fun activity following the book would be for each student to draw a picture of one item they love a lot, like Flora loves her blanket. These drawings could be hung on the wall, and the actual items could be brought in for show and tell one day as well.

[Adriana Palencia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found the book to be a little dull, but I still enjoyed it. This would be a great social and emotional book to read to young children. It would be beneficial to read this book to young children because they might also have an object that makes them feel safe, therefore they can connect to this character. I think it would be more meaningful if Flora went to sleep without her blanket and then found it in the morning.

[Lindsey Reece]

This is such a sweet book. In this book, Flora loses her special blanket and can not seem to fall asleep. Everyone around her wants to help and offers their own blankets, but Flora wants her own. I think that this would be a good book to read in a classroom to have students think about something special to them. We could even lead into a show and tell day

[Abby Peskin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Flora can’t fall asleep without her blanket. One night it’s time for bed and although everyone else is able to find their blanket and lays down in bed, Flora can’t find hers. Everyone gets up to help her look, knowing that they need to help Flora find her own blanket before she will lay down to sleep.

[Ms. Jeane · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this one for Blanket Storytime, I definitely thought it was too long for the 2s and 3s but I did read it in my preschool and some liked it. It was a complete success but it wasn't a complete failure either :)

[Sara Carmona · Rating 2 out of 5]

(picture book). This is a story about a bunny who loses her blanket and searches for it with her mom and dad. Good book for a shared reading activity; there are some difficult words that can teach phonic awareness, and the children can predict what happens and how Flora feels.

[Jordan Vinson]

"Flora's Blanket" is a great book about a little bunny named Flora who loses her favorite blanket. She isn't able to sleep without the blanket so it is a very dire situation. It is a fun time going through the situation with her.

Reading age: 9 - 12 years
Print length: 32 pages
Grade level: 4 - 7

[Renee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Have a younger crowd at my PreK story time and this worked very well.

Theme: bunnies, bedtime, lost items

[Caontie McNeal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book shows children how to share with each other, great pictures and it will keep the children's attention.

[Christiana Freeman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Models “concern” for others. Simple sentences and Colorful pictures. Has a “happy ending”.

[Juliet McGee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Flora's blanke
to will fo will will

[Cassie Veselovsky · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you have a little one who has a favorite blankie, this book is perfect to share.

[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute and simple. Gonna be a quick easy read for bedtime storyhour

[Sarah Brandt · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a big book that is helpful to use during read-alouds. This book talks about Flora and the search for her blanket. In the book, we see Flora and her family looking everywhere for her blanket. This book shows us family structures by showing us Flora's family.

[Lindsay · Rating 3 out of 5]

I used this story for a bunnies and nighttime-themed bilingual story time program. This year's summer reading program theme is Dream Big!, which features nocturnal animals, so it was fitting to do bunnies and nighttime to advertise the program to my story time parents/caregivers who may not have already known about it.

In this story, Flora the Bunny can't go to sleep because she can't find her blanket. She and her family look everywhere for it until they find it in her parents' bed.

[Mandy J. Hoffman · Rating 3 out of 5]

We've all been there. Your son or daughter has lost his favorite animal or blanket and then bed time is the normal bed time! Flora can't sleep without her blanket. Her kind sisters and brothers offer theirs, but none will do unless it's her!

[Cassie · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you have a little one who has a favorite blankie, this book is perfect to share.

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this over and over with my daughter. It is one of our favorites. Adoreable.

[Tricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

sweet story of a little bunny who can't find her blanket at bedtime. adorable illustrations and dialogue is true to a toddler.

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Miss Linda read this to you at story time at Northside.

[Library Quine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Flora the baby rabbit can't go to sleep without her blanket. She is offered all manner of solutions and turns down every one with a "no" (giving the opportunity for some participation).

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

5 stars for Debi Gliori's illustration.
3 stars for the story.

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read at Pajama Story Time on 10/17/12: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/...

[Cara Farmer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I felt like this was a cute book. I really enjoyed the cute pictures. I felt it would be a good easy reader and that it was relatable for children in preschool. It's a cute read aloud.

[Sarah]

Stories & Songs: Bedtime/Blankets

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story about the whole bunny family searching for her blanket with adorable illustrations. My 2 yr old liked that her name (Cora) was is it. :)

[Gabrielle]

This is a funny story with a twist at the end. It is extremely relatable for young kids!