What is the title of a book about a little boy who cuts his blanket smaller and smaller till its pocket-sized?

Question

I can't remember the title of the chidren's book I'm looking for and it's KILLING ME! It was one of my fav's growing up in the early 80's... It's about a boy having trouble relinquishing his blanket, so his parents help him cut his blanket smaller and smaller over time until on the first day of school, it's small enough to fit in is pocket...

I'd really like to share this book with my own son, I just need a title!!

I know someone else out there MUST remember this book!!! :)

Answer 1

Owen by Kevin Henkes (I love this book!)

The clinical name is transitional object, but for young children, a beloved blanket is more like a lifeline. And that's exactly how Owen feels about his baby blanket, fondly named Fuzzy. The Owen-Fuzzy relationship is cruising along smoothly until a nosy neighbor, Mrs. Tweezers, leans over the fence and asks his parents, "Isn't he getting a little old to be carrying that thing around?" With kindergarten just around the corner, Owen's parents wonder if he should in fact relinquish his prized Fuzzy. Kevin Henkes uses his signature mouse characters and jewel-tone watercolors to explore the antics and foils of one mouse-boy, one rag-blanket, and two parents wondering how to help their son kick the habit. This is what Henkes does best--playfully bringing childhood fears and feelings to the surface while portraying real-life parent-child tensions. Mrs. Tweezers, a real sourpuss, is no help at all. She offers terrible over-the-fence advice, such as dipping Fuzzy in vinegar (as if to cure a nail-biting habit) or stealing the blanket in the night.
It is not until the eve of Owen's first day of kindergarten that his mother hatches the perfect solution. Ultimately, she finds a way that Owen can hang on to his first true love while also taking the next step into middle childhood--a solution that suits everyone, including Mrs. Tweezers. Caldecott Honor Book, Horn Book Fanfare Honor List, ALA Notable Book, Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor Book, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, ALA Booklist Children's Editors' Choice. (Ages 3 and older) --Gail Hudson

Answer 2

Our kindergarten teacher reads this to her class the first day every year. Because of it, my own daughter cut her blankie up into a hundred little pieces so she would not run out of them!! She's 14 now and relatively well adjusted. Anyway, if you don't have an answer soon, I'll check with that teacher for the title for you. Good luck!