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Zusatztext 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. Informationen zum Autor Monica Brown, Ph.D., is the award-winning author of Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos/Frida Kahlo y sus animalitos, Waiting for the Biblioburro/Esperando al Biblioburro, Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/Marisol McDonald 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. Her books have garnered starred reviews, the Américas Award, two Pura Belpré Author Honors, and the prestigious Rockefeller Fellowship on Chicano Cultural Literacy. She lives in Arizona with her family and teaches at Northern Arizona University. Klappentext Frida Kahlo war eine brillante Künstlerin. Ihre Selbstbildnisse gehören zu den bedeutendsten Werken der Kunstgeschichte. Auf ihnen sieht man auch immer wieder Frida Kahlos Haustiere. Sie waren wie ihre Kinder. Sie waren ihre Freunde, ihre Inspiration. In ihrem dramatischen, von Krankheit und körperlichen Leiden geprägten Leben waren Fridas Tiere ihre treuen Begleiter.Monica Brown erzählt feinfühlig und spannend vom Leben dieser außergewöhnlichen Frau. Die farbenprächtigen Bilder von John Parra, der jüngst mit dem SCBWI Golden Kite Award ausgezeichnet wurde, führen uns die Welt von Frida Kahlo vor Augen. Parras Imagination und handwerkliche Meisterschaft machen die Illustration zu einem Genuss. Zusammenfassung Pura Belpré 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 2018 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year Frida Kahlo and Her 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. The fascinating Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is remembered for her self-portraits, her dramatic works featuring bold and vibrant colors. Her work brought attention to Mexican and indigenous culture and she is also renowned for her works celebrating the female form. Brown's story recounts Frida's beloved pets—two monkeys, a parrot, three dogs, two turkeys, an eagle, a black cat, and a fawn—and playfully considers how Frida embodied many wonderful characteristics of each animal....
