Tar Beach

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Child Cassie flies high above New York City in the 1930s, high above the quilt squares that ground each page, high above the busyness and conflict of everyday life, from family rooftop picnics to daddy's construction work. Acrylic paintings on canvas paper form the basis of this visual feast celebrating the act of transformation, while the quilt form represents a historically important African-American communication medium.

Fiction, General Fiction
Randolph Caldecott Medal 1992 (Honor Title)
Format: Book
ISBN: 9780517885444

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