Cover of Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois by Amy Novesky, a biography set in Europe for ages 5-9

Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois

by Amy Novesky

Age Group: 5-9
Region: Europe
Categories: Biographies
Reading Format: Picture-Books

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About This Book

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…