Stitchin and Pullin' is a picture book of several poems. Baby Girl is telling the story. She is telling a story of a quilting group called Gee's Bend. She sits by the group and listens to their stories and songs while she waits for her turn to quilt. Then she makes her own quilt. Her grandma tells her that her quilt should have a story like hers did. So she does tell a story in her quilt. Three strips of brown cotton border her quilt like Gee's Bend is surrounded on three sides by muddy waters. A strip of green symbolizes the fields where their ancesters worked cotton. A large gray square stands for hard times. It also tells about who discovered the Gee's Bend quilts, and how some of the quilts got placed in museums. This book tells the history and story of their community.
Stitchin and Pullin' is a great book. It has very detailed and descriptive poems. One of my favorite poems is about the colors. It talks about what the colors stand for. Some examples are green oozes, orange laughs, pink smiles, and many others. The poems also show how the writer feels for about her grandma, mother, and her cousin. This book is very interesting. I loved this book because it tells the history of her family and Gee's Bend.
Reviewer Age:11
Reviewer City, State and Country: L eopold, MO USA
