Quilt Counting [Hardcover]

Lesa Cline-Ransome (Author), James E. Ransome (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2002 | Grade Level: P and up

Beneath a patch of blue
Sits a family homestead
One farmhouse, proud and true.

Come inside and join the quilting fun! Count from 1 to 10 as a child helps her mother and her grandmother gather materials for a special creative project-including 4 scissors, 6 tape measures, and 8 baskets of cloth. Then it's time to begin counting down: starting with 10 stitches, they sew pictures of 9 fields, 7 butterflies, 4 sunflowers, 2 dogs, and much more until they have completed 1 brilliant quilt capturing the color of life on the farm. Lesa Cline-Ransome's gently rhythmic text and James Ransome's cozy, homespun illustrations are sewn together to create the perfect companion to their acclaimed Quilt Alphabet.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Children count to 10 and back in Quilt Counting by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illus. by James E. Ransome. This follow-up to Quilt Alphabet celebrates the ways in which a quilt ("a legacy handcrafted") stitches together the generations of a farm family and, in turn, exemplifies their love for the land. Ransome's luxuriant palette exhibits Matisse-like intensity.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome are the author-illustrator team behind Satchel Paige and Quilt Alphabet . James Ransome has illustrated numerous acclaimed books, including Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt , Uncle Jed's Barbershop , Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later) , and Your Move .

Product Details

• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: SeaStar Books (July 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587171775
• ISBN-13: 978-1587171772
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,301,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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