Summary
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
Frida Kahlo y sus 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 inspir…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780735842922 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0735842922 |
| Author: | Monica Brown, John Parra |
| Publisher: | North-South Books |
| Imprint: | North-South Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 5 September 2017 |
| Weight: | 334g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 259mm |
| Audience Age: | 4-8 |
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Critics Review
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.
– “New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books 2017”
Monica Brown
Monica Brown, PhD, is the award- winning author of Waiting for the Biblioburro/ Esperando el Biblioburro, Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/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. She lives in Arizona with her family and teaches at Northern Arizona University.
John Parra is an award-winning illustrator, designer, teacher, and fine art painter. His children’s books have earned many awards, including the SCBWI Golden Kite Award, ALA’s Pura Belpré Honors, the Christopher Award, the International Latino Book Award, and many more. In 2015 John was invited by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to present a special event about his work and career in art and illustration; and in 2017 John’s art appeared on six Forever postal stamps from the USPS titled “Delicioso.” He lives with his wife, Maria, in Queens, New York. Find out more at:
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