Faith Ringgold was born in Harlem in 1930. She received a degree in
art education from the City College of New York and was an art
teacher long before she became a professional artist. She is best
known for her painted story quilts, some of which hang in the
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Tar Beach,
Ringgold's first book for children, won the Coretta Scott King
Award for illustration and was named a Caldecott honor Book. Her
other picture books include Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in
the Sky, My Fream of Martin Luther King, Cassie's Word Quilt, and
We Came to America.
Learn more about Faith at faithringgold.com
“This is a wordbook, but much more. A wonderful vehicle for
one-on-one sharing and classroom use.”—School Library Journal
“Vibrant and friendly, this will make pre-reading skill development
fun.”—Booklist
Faith Ringgold returns to Tar Beach for Cassie's Word Quilt as the heroine takes readers on a tour of her home, neighborhood and school. Beginning with an upper and lower case alphabet on the endpapers, the volume introduces each theme in an illustration bordered by Ringgold's signature quilting, then specific vignettes follow on the opposite page. For instance, "Cassie's bedroom has many colorful clothes" appears above a grid of nine items (bed, dresser, doll, etc.) in a 3x3 formation. (Jan.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
"This is a wordbook, but much more. A wonderful vehicle for
one-on-one sharing and classroom use."-School Library
Journal
"Vibrant and friendly, this will make pre-reading skill development
fun."-Booklist
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