Yayoi Kusama
$22.68
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
11 February 2025
Summary
Learn about the incredible story of Yayoi Kusama! The groundbreaking contemporary artist who covered the world in dots.
Little Yayoi grew up in Japan and loved creating art. Although her parents didn’t approve of her pastime, Yayoi continued to express herself through painting and drawing. One day, at around ten years old, she had an intense vision. All of a sudden, she felt as though she was in a field of talking flowers, their heads looked like little dots going on forever and ever,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780711292963 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0711292965 |
| Author: | Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Ryoko Ichikawa |
| Publisher: | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 11 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 324g |
| Dimensions: | 130mm x 203mm x 248mm |
| Series: | Little People, BIG DREAMS |
| Audience Age: | 6-8 |
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Critics Review
“This series encourages curiosity, celebrates diversity, and shows kids how imagination and hard work can make dreams a reality.”
* Booklist *“Kusama is famous all over the world for her dot-covered artwork, and here her life is explored - from her childhood in Japan to her move to a psychiatric hospital in her 40s.”
* The Bookseller *Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children’s books. In 2014, she created a book for her two twin nieces for their birthday, which shortly thereafter became the first book in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. This multimillion-copy bestselling series of picture books explores the lives of outstanding people. From Mahatma Gandhi to Aretha Franklin, to Prince, Sánchez Vegara researches complex careers and makes them accessible to young children, with her unique and mindful style of writing. She works with a diverse team of illustrators to make each book lively, eye-catching and motivating. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture.
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