We celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day by going to see the play Show Way, based on Jacqueline Woodson's picture book. I had been in a slump all weekend, because I wanted to go do something with our family that was meaningful and cultural. My sister actually sent me a text and was like, "You have to go to this play! I know the author of the book." 5 minutes later I had the tickets bought and we were going to Show Way two hours later. (Only 10 blocks away!) Jen was inspired to send my that text. :) It was SO wonderful. Best children's play we have experienced yet. Vivi sat through the entire play focused on the characters and music. It was kind of unbelievable.
It is a heartwarming story and I'm just so glad that we went. It touched on doing Family History at the end. Here's a blurb:
Soonie's great-grandma was just seven years old when she was sold to a big plantation without her ma and pa, and with only some fabric and needles to call her own. She pieced together bright patches with names like North Star and Crossroads, patches with secret meanings made into quilts called Show Ways -- maps for slaves to follow to freedom. When she grew up and had a little girl, she passed on this knowledge. And generations later, Soonie -- who was born free -- taught her own daughter how to sew beautiful quilts to be sold at market and how to read.
From slavery to freedom, through segregation, freedom marches and the fight for literacy, the tradition they called Show Way has been passed down by the women in Jacqueline Woodson's family as a way to remember the past and celebrate the possibilities of the future. Beautifully rendered in Hudson Talbott's luminous art, this moving, lyrical account pays tribute to women whose strength and knowledge illuminate their daughters' lives.
We are the lucky recipients of a few Jacqueline Woodson Books, (one even signed!) and they always leave us feeling happy and sentimental.
It is a heartwarming story and I'm just so glad that we went. It touched on doing Family History at the end. Here's a blurb:
Soonie's great-grandma was just seven years old when she was sold to a big plantation without her ma and pa, and with only some fabric and needles to call her own. She pieced together bright patches with names like North Star and Crossroads, patches with secret meanings made into quilts called Show Ways -- maps for slaves to follow to freedom. When she grew up and had a little girl, she passed on this knowledge. And generations later, Soonie -- who was born free -- taught her own daughter how to sew beautiful quilts to be sold at market and how to read.
From slavery to freedom, through segregation, freedom marches and the fight for literacy, the tradition they called Show Way has been passed down by the women in Jacqueline Woodson's family as a way to remember the past and celebrate the possibilities of the future. Beautifully rendered in Hudson Talbott's luminous art, this moving, lyrical account pays tribute to women whose strength and knowledge illuminate their daughters' lives.
We are the lucky recipients of a few Jacqueline Woodson Books, (one even signed!) and they always leave us feeling happy and sentimental.
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