The Starry Stripy Blanket Author:Ellen Kirk, Jill Newton (Illustrator) Where did the American flag come from? Here's the magical tale that reveals it all.
In a series of wondrous incidents, a boy and a girl trap stars in a jar, gather cloud fluff, chase down a rainbow, and mix them with the deep blue of the night sky until...they have all the ingredients to make a starry, stripy blanket to keep them safe and warm.