Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) was a world-renowned modern artist noted for her sculptures made of wood, steel, stone, and cast rubber. Her most famous spider sculpture, Maman, stands more than 30 feet high. Just as spiders spin and repair their webs, Louise's own mother was a weaver of tapestries. Louise spent her childhood in France as an apprentice to her mother before she became a tapestry artist herself. She worked with fabric throughout her career, and this biographical picture book shows how Bourgeois's childhood experiences weaving with her loving, nurturing mother provided the inspiration for her most famous works. With a beautifully nuanced and poetic story, this book stunningly captures the relationship between mother and daughter and illuminates how memories are woven into us all.


Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 03/01/2016
ISBN: 9781419718816
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.10w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/14/2015
School Library Journal 02/01/2016 pg. 116
Booklist 03/01/2016 pg. 66
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2016
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2016 pg. 121
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 179976 / Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois
Reading Level: 5.7 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5