A grandmother tells her granddaughter the story of her family and the Gullah tradition Author: Margot Theis Raven
Illustrator: E. B. Lewis
Format: Hardcover
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004

"Now you've asked me, child, how I come to sew. Well put yourself in Grandma's arms, and listen to a circle tale, from long, long ago..."

A grandmother tells her granddaughter the story of her family and the Gullah tradition of sewing sweet-grass baskets. From her old-timey grandfather in Africa who wove grassy reeds into baskets so tight they could hold water, through slaves who hauled rice in their baskets, their family passed down their craft. Lyrical text and quiet, evocative paintings make this an exceptional selection.