Stitchin' and Pullin': A Gee's Bend Quilt by Patricia C. McKissack, Cozbi A. Cabrera, ill. NY: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-0375831638, Q5/P5.

            When young Baby Girl first sits down to learn to quilt she is not sure how to begin. “Look for the heart” her mother says. Illustrations are done in acrylic. This book would be great for facilitating an art class on quilting for 5^th graders. Students could each make their own square.

-Christina Gendron, 8/2/09

Stitchin'and pullin': a Gee's Bend Quilt by Patricia C. McKissack and Corby A. Cabrera ill. New York: Random House 2008.

ISBN: 9780375831638

The story of Baby Girl, who becomes a member of the intergenerational quilting,piecing circle together her first quilt. History of the civil rights movement and Gees Bend is intertwined.

 Media: Acrylic paint.

5Q/5P

Curriculum Connection

6^th-8^th Social Science/African American History

• use of metaphor through the text and/or through the illustrations.

Red is loud and hard to control I feel yellow right now with a hint of orange. (McKissack 2008). Stitchin'and pullin':a Gee's Bend Quilt by Patricia C. McKissack and Cozbi A. Cabrera.

I will mourn in a big plaid people circle (McKissack 2008), Stitchin'and pullin': a Gee's Bend Quilt by Patricia C. McKissack and Cozbi A. Cabrera.

• use of simile through the text and/or through the illustrations.

A quilt is like a puzzle made of cloth (McKissack 2008) Stitchin'and pullin':a Gee's Bend Quilt by Patricia C. McKissack and Cozbi A. Cabrera.

• use of rhythm through the text and/or through the illustrations.

Progress? Section Each phrase ends with for no pay, for very little pay, for slow pay.  Stitchin'and pullin':a Gee's Bend Quilt by Patricia C. McKissack and Cozbi A. Cabrera.

• use of personification through the text and/or through the illustrations.

Gees Bend got the hiccups from all the excitement (McKissack 2008) Stitchin'and pullin':a Gee's Bend Quilt by Patricia C. McKissack and Cozbi A. Cabrera.

D. Guhl Summer 2009