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

5.0

Beautiful. The illustrations are amazing and the thought and care put into each of these poems is masterful. Grady pairs each of her poems with information and facts behind every bit of the poem, so kids actually have a chance at understanding some of the slightly abstract/little-known history and ideas in her poetry. Maybe not the best for an introduction to slavery, but a perfect complementary work for any teacher's unit on slavery. Fantastic.