Frida Kahlo Y Sus Animalitos
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Frida Kahlo Y Sus Animalitos
By (Author) Monica Brown
By (author) John Parra
North-South Books
North-South Books
5th September 2017
United States
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
B
Physical Properties
Hardback
40
Width 216mm, Height 259mm
Description
Pura Belpr Illustrator Honor 2018
ALA Notable Children's Book 2018
New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2017
Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2017
Smithsonian Top Ten Best Children's Book of 2017
Frida Kahlo y sus Animalitos, written by Monica Brown and illustrated by John Parra, is based on the life of one of the world's most influential painters, Frida Kahlo, and the animals that inspired her art and life.
Brown's story recounts Frida's beloved petstwo monkeys, a parrot, three dogs, two turkeys, an eagle, a black cat, and a fawnand playfully considers how Frida embodied many wonderful characteristics of each animal.
Reviews
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 2017"
Author Bio
Monica Brown, PhD, is the award- winning author of Waiting for the Biblioburro/ Esperando el Biblioburro, Marisol McDonald Doesnt 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 childrens books have earned many awards, including the SCBWI Golden Kite Award, ALAs Pura Belpr 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 Johns 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
