Most Loved in All the World by Tonya Cherie Hegamin and Cozbi A. Cabrera, ill.  Boston, MA:  Houghton Mifflin

     Company, 2009.  ISBN 978-0-618-41903-6

As she quilts she teaches her daughter about freedom.  All the while preparing for the day when she must send her daughter away on the Underground Railroad.  Though she must stay behind to help others to freedom, she lets her daughter know that she is the most loved girl in the world.

Illustrations:  Acrylic paintings and textile collage

Themes:  Slavery, Mother and daughter relationships, Quilts, Underground Railroad

Curricular Connection:  Grades 5-9, US History.  Literature support to slavery and Underground Railroad instruction.  Author's note includes facts and comparison to modern-day stories of women giving children up for adoption.

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7/17/09