Hello, friends! Our book today is A Song For Gwendolyn Brooks, written by Alice Faye Duncan and illustrated by Xia Gordon, an appropriately poetic look at the life and work of the famed Pulitzer Prize winner. Gwendolyn is a shy young girl, growing up in Chicago in the 1920’s. Other children her age play and … Continue reading A Song For Gwendolyn Brooks (Alice Faye Duncan)
Hello, friends! Our book today is What If..., written by Samantha Berger and illustrated by Mike Curato, an ode to the power of the creative mind. With a pencil and paper, the unnamed protagonist can write stories and draw art to tell the tales that sing from within her. But what if the pencil was … Continue reading What If… (Samantha Berger)
Hello, friends! Our book for today is Yayoi Kusama: From Here To Infinity, written by Sarah Suzuki and illustrated by Ellen Weinstein, a visually striking picture book biography of the Japanese avant-garde artist. Yayoi was born in Japan in 1929, into a world of natural beauty and color. As a child, she would paint and … Continue reading Yayoi Kusama: From Here To Infinity (Sarah Suzuki)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Frida Kahlo And Her Animalitos, written by Monica Brown and illustrated by John Parra, a lovely storybook primer on the beloved artist. Frida Kahlo had many passions, and two of them were painting and animals. She had many pets throughout her life: a parrot, spider monkeys, two turkeys, three … Continue reading Frida Kahlo And Her Animalitos (Monica Brown)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Radiant Child: The Story Of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe, a loving biography of the singular artist and the childhood that inspired him. From the very start, Jean-Michel dreamed of being a famous artist. He would draw and draw and draw, filling pages and sheets of whatever … Continue reading Radiant Child: The Story Of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Javaka Steptoe)
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