This Is The Rope By Jacqueline Woodson

This rope was found underneath a tree in south carolina by the narrator s grandmother.

This is the rope by jacqueline woodson. Woodson s each kindness gentle unpretentious writing and ransome s eloquent artwork breathe life into this story of a close knit african american family and their pursuit of a better life. Jacqueline woodson took an ordinary piece of rope and transformed it into a symbol for change. Jacqueline woodson new york times bestselling national book award and newbery honor winning author writes a rich story of a family adapting to change as they hold on to the past and embrace the future with coretta scott king award winning illustrator james ransome. The chronicle of a homely object in an age of disposables and the sense of place woodson and ransome evoke make this an especially strong and vibrant fictive.

She has no idea the rope will become part of her family s history. Praise for this is the rope. This is the rope my grandmother skipped under the shade of a sweet smelling pine. During the time of the great migration millions of african american families relocated from the.

This rope represented change and hope for this family of african americans and over six million others during the great migration of the 1900 s. This is the rope. This is the rope my grandmother found beneath an old tree a long time ago back home in south carolina. Jacqueline woodson is the 2018 2019 national ambassador for young people s literature the story of one family s journey north during the great migration starts with a little girl in south carolina who finds a rope under a tree one summer.