For generations, the women of Gee’s Bend have made quilts. Today, the same quilts hang on museum walls as modern masterpieces. Inspired by these quilts and the women who made them, author Patricia C. McKissack traveled to Alabama to learn their stories. Paperback 48 pages. Age group: 5-9 years

STITCHIN' AND PULLIN': A GEES BEND QUILT

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For generations, the women of Gee’s Bend have made quilts. Today, the same quilts hang on museum walls as modern masterpieces. Inspired by these quilts and the women who made them, author Patricia C. McKissack traveled to Alabama to learn their stories. Paperback 48 pages. Age group: 5-9 years
  • For generations, the women of Gee’s Bend have made quilts. Today, the same quilts hang on museum walls as modern masterpieces. Inspired by these quilts and the women who made them, author Patricia C. McKissack traveled to Alabama to learn their stories. Paperback 48 pages. Age group: 5-9 years
  • For generations, the women of Gee’s Bend have made quilts. Today, the same quilts hang on museum walls as modern masterpieces. Inspired by these quilts and the women who made them, author Patricia C. McKissack traveled to Alabama to learn their stories. Paperback 48 pages. Age group: 5-9 years
STITCHIN' AND PULLIN': A GEES BEND QUILT

STITCHIN' AND PULLIN': A GEES BEND QUILT

$6.02 $8.99

For generations, the women of Gee’s Bend have made quilts to keep a family warm, as a pastime accompanied by sharing and singing, or to memorialize loved ones. Today, the same quilts hang on museum walls as modern masterpieces of color and design.

Inspired by these quilts and the women who made them, award-winning author Patricia C. McKissack traveled to Alabama to learn their stories. The lyrical rite-of-passage narrative that is the result of her journey seamlessly weaves together the familial, cultural, spiritual, and historical strands of life in this community.

  • Paperback
  • 48 pages
  • Recommended age group: 5-9 years

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