Just Being Dalí
The Story of Artist Salvador Dalí
$41.85
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
4 May 2021
Summary
This kid-friendly picture book biography celebrates the irrepressible individuality of Surrealist artist Salvador Dali.
Salvador Dali just couldn’t help being himself. When he was little, he wasn’t like the other children; he was a daydreamer who liked to play pretend. When he grew up, he became an artist, but he didn’t want to make art that looked like everyone else’s. He became the most famous painter of his time after he made a picture of melting clocks. He liked to do wild, attent…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781984816580 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1984816586 |
| Author: | Amy Guglielmo, Brett Helquist |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers' |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 4 May 2021 |
| Weight: | 476g |
| Dimensions: | 286mm x 238mm x 10mm |
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Praise for Just Being Dalí:
“This paean to the avant-garde will resonate with those who march to their own drumbeats.” —Booklist
“A buoyant, kid-friendly distillation of Salvador Dalí’s life and art.” —Kirkus Reviews
“The irrepressible Dalí was as much a phenomenon as an artist, and this picture book biography wisely depicts him as both … Helquist’s familiar style of measured exuberance suits its subject well … An artist who focused on garnering attention and exploring absurdity has innate kid appeal.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
”[Helquist’s] colorful illustrations are playful and detailed … Engaging and imaginative.” —School Library Journal
“Entertaining … In swirling lines and jewel-like colors, Helquist’s oil on paper illustrations realistically depict Dalí’s carnivalesque world.” —Publishers Weekly
“Appropriately flamboyant.” —The Horn Book
About The Author
Amy Guglielmo
Amy Guglielmo is an artist, an arts educator, and an arts advocate. She and Brett Helquist have collaborated on one previous picture book, Cezanne’s Parrot. She has co-authored the picture books Pocket Full of Colors- The Magical World of Mary Blair, winner of the Christopher Award; How to Build a Hug- Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine; and the Touch the Art series of novelty board books featuring famous works of art with tactile additions. She lives on Lake Champlain with her husband.
Brett Helquist has illustrated many books for children, including the bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. He is also the illustrator of the picture books Guitar Genius- How Les Paul Engineered the Solid-Body Electric Guitar and Rocked the World by Kim Tomsic and Martina & Chrissie- The Greatest Rivalry in the History of Sports by Phil Bildner, among others. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.
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