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Faith Ringgold
Faith Ringgold was born in Harlem in 1930. She received a degree in art education from the City College of New York and was an art teacher long before she became a professional artist. She is best known for her 'painted story quilts,' some of which hang in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New... show more

Faith Ringgold was born in Harlem in 1930. She received a degree in art education from the City College of New York and was an art teacher long before she became a professional artist. She is best known for her 'painted story quilts,' some of which hang in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Tar Beach, RinggoldÕs first book for children, won the Coretta Scott King Award for illustration and was named a Caldecott Honor Book. Ringgold is now a professor of art at the University of California at San Diego. She lives in California and in New Jersey.
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Ronyell (a.k.a Rabbitearsblog)
Ronyell (a.k.a Rabbitearsblog) rated it 9 years ago
Genre: African American / Racism / Family Year Published: 1991 Year Read: 2010 Publisher: Crown Publishers I have actually seen this book on an episode of “Reading Rainbow” and I thought that this book was great! “Tar Beach” is a Caldecott Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Honor Book by Fai...
The Symmetrical Bookworm
The Symmetrical Bookworm rated it 11 years ago
I thought this was really good. It's not like most children's books. It's a bit more real and raw. On the surface it seems like fantasy: Cassie talks about how she can "fly". But if you read between the lines, you can see that she's not really flying. She's just dreaming. About what it would be like...
Karen
Karen rated it 13 years ago
I've loved this book since I was young, and I enjoy reading it to my daughter and taking the time to look at the beautiful illustrations. Whenever I'm in the 125th St station I just have to slow down and look at all the gorgeous Faith Ringgold mosaics. The artwork is the best part of this book, defi...
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