Author: Faith Ringold
Genre: Historical Fiction
Summary: Aunt Connie is a painter who invites her entire family to her beautiful home to showcase her art. Her niece, Melody meets Aunt Connie's adopted son, Lonnie. Melody and Lonnie visit the attic where they discover her paintings. The paintings are portraits of historical and honored African American women. The paintings also can talk. Melody and Lonnie meet with Rosa Parks, Mary McLeod Bethune, Dorthy Dandrich, Fannie Lou Hamer and many other African-American women activists, artists, inventors and speakers who made a difference in American history. As Melody listens to these women, she is proud of her history and legacy and believes in her possibility to follow her dreams.
Special Notes: Faith Ringold is an internationally known artist who weaves acrylic paints, canvas and quilting fabrics to paint a story reflecting African Americans. The story began as a story quilt and transformed into a children book.
Reading Skills: Outlining, Main Idea and Important Details
Perhaps students can create their own story quilt of their history and important figures from their community.
Lexile: 640 (5.8 Grade Equivalent)
Age: 4-8
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