Hopkinson, Deborah.
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1993. (This story illustrates the role quilts played in the underground railroad)
Johnston, Tony and de Paola, Tomie.
The Quilt Story
. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, Inc., 1985. (This tells the history of a quilt as it is passed from one family member to another.)
Lyon, Mary E.,
Stitching Stars: The Story Quilts of Harriet Powers
. Charles Scribner’s Sons, Inc., 1993. (This book tells the story of Harriet Powers, a quilter who made two story quilts which are now housed by the Smithsonian and Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.)
McDermott, Gerald.
Anansi the Spider
. New York: Henry Holt & Company, Inc., 1992. (Beautifully illustrated Ghanaian story told using Adinkra symbols in the graphic design)
Ringgold, Faith.
Aunt Harrier’s Underground Railroad in the Sky
. New York: Crown Publisher Inc., 1992. (The story of Harriet Tubman beautifully illustrated by the artist)
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Dinner at Aunt Connie’s House
. New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 1993 (A story about famous African Americans who come to dinner. The illustrations are from the quilt)
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Tar Beach
. New York: Crown Publisher Inc., 1991. (An autobiographical story by Ms. Ringgold with reproductions of the Tar Beach quilt.)
Shange, Ntozake and Bearden, Romare.
I Live in Music
. New York: Welcome Enterprises, Inc., 1994. (Poem by Shange connected to the art of Romare Bearden which includes many of Bearden’s jazz inspired works of art.)