A review by artransvet
I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery by Cynthia Grady

5.0

Cynthia's poetry about American Slavery was not only very well written, but Michele's illustrations were incorporated so beautifully into the book that it was impossible to separate one from the other. Although it looks like a picture book on the outside, the books is perfectly suited for the middle grades or higher. At the bottom of each poem is a small section of explanations about things quilting, slavery, or spiritually related that are expressed in that individual poem. For someone that knows NOTHING about quilting, I found this to be helpful. This book would be a wonderful tool for Black History Month or for a history lesson on slavery in America.