Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos

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Product Details
Price
$18.95  $17.62
Publisher
Northsouth Books
Publish Date
Pages
40
Dimensions
8.7 X 10.2 X 0.4 inches | 0.86 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780735842694

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About the Author
Monica Brown, PhD, is the award- winning author of Waiting for the Biblioburro/ Esperando el Biblioburro, Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/no combina, and the Lola Levine chapter book series, including Lola Levine Is Not Mean; Lola Levine, Drama Queen; and Lola Levine and the Ballet Scheme. She lives in Arizona with her family and teaches at Northern Arizona University. Find out more at www.monicabrown.net. John Parra is an award-winning illustrator, designer, teacher, and fine art painter. His children's books have earned many awards, including the SCBWI Golden Kite Award, ALA's Pura Belpré Honors, the Christopher Award, the International Latino Book Award, and many more. In 2015 John was invited by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to present a special event about his work and career in art and illustration; and in 2017 John's art appeared on six Forever postal stamps from the USPS titled "Delicioso." He lives with his wife, Maria, in Queens, New York. Find out more at: www.johnparraart.com
Reviews
Expressive acrylic paintings expertly evoke Kahlo's style and color palette.--Vicky Smith "Kirkus Reviews "
This unique and gorgeous take on the famous figure's work will give children an accessible entry point to an important artist. A good choice for picture book biography shelves.--Shelley M. Diaz "School Library Journal "
Not the first Frida Kahlo picture book biography and certainly not the last, but maybe one of the most successful...Plus you get John Parra's art as an extra bonus. That guy's amazing.--Elizabeth Bird "A Fuse #8 Production, School Library Journal "
Featuring charming visuals and lively, often lyrical prose, this picture book introduces Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, interweaving biographical details while highlighting her special relationships with pets...Rich-hued, folk art-style illustrations incorporate evocative touches, fanciful details, and collagelike compositions.--Shelle Rosenfeld "Booklist "
Parra's warm, weathered paintings are done in a flattened, folk-art style that vividly evokes the Mexican environment and "heritage of which she was very proud."--Publishers Weekly
With their folk-art sensibility, Parra's elegant acrylic paintings evoke Kahlo's style, her palette and her Mexican environment, but he creates a mood of harmony with the natural world and a lively, cheerful abundance all his own.--New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2017