Copyright Date:
2019
Edition Date:
2019
Release Date:
10/08/19
Pages:
1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN:
Publisher: 1-536-20933-3 Perma-Bound: 0-7804-6089-8
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-1-536-20933-4 Perma-Bound: 978-0-7804-6089-8
Dewey:
921
LCCN:
2019939112
Dimensions:
30 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
(Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)
Award-winner Browne borrowed from Frida Kahlo's own diary when creating this childhood account of imaginary adventures. Told in first person, the story explains how, after contracting polio at the age of six, Frida was left with a permanent limp. Other children make fun of her, causing her to retreat into her own world. She dreams of flying and asks for a toy plane for her birthday. When disappointment comes, she conjures up an escape to a land where she can run freely and have adventures with a strange, beautiful little girl. Even after she returns home, Frida realizes she can visit the other little girl whenever she wants. As the story develops, adult readers familiar with Kahlo's work will recognize themes and recurring iconic images from her art. Young audiences will enjoy the developing fantasy and appreciate little Frida's happiness in finding a friend. The lush illustrations are equally evocative of Kahlo's and Browne's signature styles, and back matter fills in biographical details. This is a handsome addition for picture-book biography collections.
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(Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)
Young Frida Kahlo’s imaginary friend comes to life in a touching story by Anthony Browne enhanced by exquisite surreal illustrations.
Following a bout with polio at the age of six, Frida Kahlo’s life was marked by pain and loneliness. In real life she walked with a limp, but in her dreams she flew. One day her imagination took her on a journey to a girl in white who could dance without pain and hold her secrets, an indelible figure who would find her way into Frida’s art in years to come. Inspired by Frida Kahlo’s diary, Anthony Browne captures the essence of the artist’s early flights of fancy and depicts both Frida and her imaginary friend in vivid illustrations evoking Kahlo’s iconic style. A note at the end offers a brief biography of the artist who has intrigued art lovers the world over.