Hello, friends! We’re bringing you a special weekend review and taking a look at the latest titles in Button Books’ Great Lives In Graphics series, which introduces notable figures from history in a kid-friendly, infographic-style format. Did you know that William Shakespeare invented 1,700 words? Or that Frida Kahlo painted over 200 paintings in her … Continue reading Great Lives In Graphics (Button Books)
Hello, friends! Our books today are three more from the Pocket Bios series by Al Berenger: Anne Frank, Frida Kahlo, and Marie Curie. As with previous installments in the series, each book walks the reader through a concise look at its subject’s life, including notable events, works, and accomplishments. Each page focuses on a different … Continue reading Pocket Bios: Anne Frank, Frida Kahlo, & Marie Curie (Al Berenger)
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)
Summer Reading Day 47: Today's book was Me, Frida by Amy Novesky, and as you could probably guess, it's a children's book about Frida Khalo. The story covers the period of time in which Frida moved with Diego Rivera to San Francisco and felt out of place and homesick. Eventually, of course, she worked hard, … Continue reading Me, Frida (Amy Novesky)
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