Cassie's Word Quilt

By Faith Ringgold

Book Overview

The main character of Coretta Scott King Award and Caldecott Honor winner Tar Beach returns in this imaginative exploration of words, with illustrations that echo artist Faith Ringgold's famous story... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375812008
• ISBN13: 9780375812002
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.1" x 0.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 3 years and under

Customer Reviews

Colorful and educational

"Cassie's Word Quilt," by Faith Ringgold, uses words and pictures to take us into the world of Cassie, an urban African-American girl who "dreams she can fly among the stars." We visit Tar Beach (the rooftop sundeck), Cassie's apartment, the neighborhood park, and her multiethnic classroom. Along the way, many items are pictured and labeled: dog, radio, lamp, teacup, sofa, flowers, etc. "Cassie's Word Quilt" thus has educational value for newer readers. Ringgold's artwork is colorful and fun.