The Blessing Cup by Patricia Polacco

Here is another touching story from Patricia Polacco's family history.  This one centers around a beautiful tea set given to one of her ancestors while the family lived in Russia.  The book traces how the tea set sustains the family through the Russian pograms, follows the family into America, and continues their traditions to the present day.  This is an excellent read aloud to celebrate family history, to show that rich does not always mean money, and even to introduce the concepts of the holocaust and discrimination.