Stitchin' and Pullin': A Gee's Bend Quilt
Mother and daughter, grandmother and granddaughter, aunt and niece, friend and friend. For a hundred years, generations of women from Gee's Bend have quilted together, sharing stories, trading recipes, singing hymns -- all the while stitchin' and pullin' thread through cloth.
Every day Baby Girl listens, watches, and waits, until she's called to sit at the quilting frame. Piece by piece, she puzzles her quilt together -- telling not just her story, but the story of her family, the story of Gee's Bend, and the story of her ancestors' struggle for freedom.
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"The rural Alabama community of Gee's Bend is widely recognized for its unique quilts. Although the women have been quilting for over a century, their work was unknown until art historian William Arnett discovered it about 20 years ago.... Readers will enjoy the slow cadence of verse as they pause to consider history through the eyes of the people who lived it and the legacy that is passed on to the next generation." -- School Library Journal
"Both words and images glow with the love, creativity, and strength that are shared among the generations, and an author’s note and an introduction by an art historian fill in more specifics about the rare community and its rich tradition." -- Booklist
Product Details
| Recommended Age | 4 - 8 |
|---|---|
| Author | Patricia McKissack |
| Illustrator | Cozbi A. Cabrera |
| ISBN | 0375831630 |
| Publication Date | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Publisher | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| Language | English |