0
    • Elementary Secondary Higher Ed Common Reads
    0 0
    Download high-resolution image

    Stitchin' and Pullin'

    A Gee's Bend Quilt

    Author Patricia McKissack
    Illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera
    Ebook
    RH Childrens Books | Random House Books for Young Readers
    On sale May 30, 2012 | 48 Pages | 9780307978394
    Grades K-4
    Reading Level: Lexile 820L | Fountas & Pinnell V
    Add to cart Add to list Exam Copies

    See Additional Formats
    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.
    PATRICIA C. McKISSACK was the author of over 100 children's books, including The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural, which was a Newbery Honor book and a Coretta Scott King Award winner. She also received the Coretta Scott King Award for A Long Hard Journey: The Story of Pullman Porter and Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters.

     View titles by Patricia McKissack
    Cozbi A. Cabrera View titles by Cozbi A. Cabrera
    • WINNER
      Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices
    • WINNER | 2008
      Kid's Indie Next List "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers"
    • HONOR | 2009
      Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award
    Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, September 15, 2008:
    "An outstanding way to introduce aspects of African-American history and explore the power of community."

    About

    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.

    Author

    PATRICIA C. McKISSACK was the author of over 100 children's books, including The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural, which was a Newbery Honor book and a Coretta Scott King Award winner. She also received the Coretta Scott King Award for A Long Hard Journey: The Story of Pullman Porter and Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters.

     View titles by Patricia McKissack
    Cozbi A. Cabrera View titles by Cozbi A. Cabrera

    Awards

    • WINNER
      Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices
    • WINNER | 2008
      Kid's Indie Next List "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers"
    • HONOR | 2009
      Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award

    Praise

    Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, September 15, 2008:
    "An outstanding way to introduce aspects of African-American history and explore the power of community."

    Additional formats

    Other Books by this Author

    Related Articles

    Social Studies & History

    Books for Black History Month

    In honor of Black History Month this February, we are highlighting essential fiction and nonfiction for students, teachers, and parents to share and discuss this month and beyond. Join Penguin Random House Education in celebrating the contributions of Black authors and illustrators by exploring the titles here: BLACK HISTORY – ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TITLES Explore these

    Read more

    Books for Black History Month

    Social Studies & History

    Penguin Random House Elementary Education

    © 2026 Penguin Random House

    Back to Top
    0
    Wish List (0)