- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books (Feb 1 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0590203207
- ISBN-13: 978-0590203203
- Product Dimensions: 28.9 x 24.7 x 1.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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#40,708 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #11 in Books > Children's Books > Arts & Music > Art > History
- #15 in Books > Children's Books > People & Places > Biographies > Art
- #66 in Books > Children's Books > Issues > Social Skills
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Beset by one shattering ordeal after another, world-renowned painter Frida Kahlo always managed to channel her anguish into creativity. Frida, by Jonah Winter and illustrator Ana Juan, is an exquisite and playful glimpse into the artist's life and work. Filled with the folk art icons of Frida's Mexican culture--monkeys, devils, smiling skeletons, and sympathetic jaguars depicted with acrylics and wax on paper--the book describes, in short streams of text, the feisty, irreverent, fierce nature of the artist. One especially memorable illustration, based on one of Frida Kahlo's own paintings, shows Frida herself caught in a tangle of thorns against a mournful blue night sky. The text reads, "After the accident ... her body will hurt, always." Author and illustrator's notes add background information, but this stunning book from the author of Diego, about famed Mexican muralist (and husband of Frida) Diego Rivera, is a spectacular, lush introduction to an inspiring woman and her art. (Ages 5 to 8) --Emilie Coulter
From Publishers Weekly
Winter, who brought the Mexican muralist vividly to life in Diego, focuses on Diego Rivera's bride, Frida Kahlo an accomplished artist in her own right in this striking picture book-biography. With a spare narrative more akin to poetry than prose, the author touches on important events in his subject's childhood Frida's loneliness and the polio that kept her bedridden for months, as well as a bus accident, at age 18, that nearly killed her. He then shows how, each time, art helped her to transcend her injuries ("She turns her pain into something beautiful") and to unleash her magically surreal vision of the world in paintings ("In museums, people still look at them and weep and sigh and smile"). Juan, a Spanish fine artist and New Yorker cover artist making her children's book debut, creates artwork bursting with saturated color and infused with Mexican folk art motifs that also influenced Frida's own style. Floating figures, fantastical creatures and celestial bodies with human features cavort across the pages. Ana transforms Frida herself from a solemn, moon-faced child with uncompromising eyebrows (her well-known physical trait) to a woman whose gaunt features hint at both strength and inner struggle. One particularly breathtaking image shows the artist floating against a night sky, eyes closed and arms crossed on her chest in a death pose, held in the grip of a tree's thorny, gnarled branches ("Her body will hurt, always"). An outstanding introduction to an influential artist. Ages 4-10.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful,
By Shaz "oi-you!" (Naples, FL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Frida (Hardcover)
Since Salma Hayek's biopic "Frida" came out, there have been more and more Frida-holics surfacing. Jonah Winter seems to have been a Frida fan his whole life, and he's devoted a beautiful children's book to her. It gently tells the sad life story of Frida, although he leaves out the more grim details for the kids (in the afterword, he tells us Frida's horrific bus accident was "too nightmarish to describe here".). He also tried to use imagery that was very common to Mexican art at the time, images that would have been familiar to Frida herself. Ana Juan's illustrations are gorgeous. Such a pretty, wonderful book. I'm thrilled to see more and more kids picture books dedicated to teaching children about famous artists. This one's a keeper.
4.0 out of 5 stars
You Go Girl!,
This review is from: Frida (Hardcover)
Frida is a tragic figure who despite horrific experiences becomes an inspiration and role model to artistic women all over the world. This story is a wonderful biography for girls to show thay can overcome obsticles and be what they want to be. The artwork is very colorful and creative. Susan Senn
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LIfe of Frida Kahlo,
By A Customer
This review is from: Frida (Hardcover)
Frida is a wonderful biographical picture book about the childhood of Frida Kahlo. It represents her tragic childhood and life in a very interesting way through pictures. The illustrations in this book were absolutely fabulous and truly added to the text in the story.
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