When her mother was worn out from caring for her five sisters, Frida Kahlo's father gave her lessons in brushwork and color. When polio kept her bedridden for nine months, drawing saved her from boredom. When a bus accident left her in unimaginable agony, her paintings expressed her pain and depression--and eventually, her joys and triumphs. Full-color illustrations.
When her mother was worn out from caring for her five sisters, Frida Kahlo's father gave her lessons in brushwork and color. When polio kept her bedri...
'Frida' tells younger readers the story of how artist Frida Kahlo learned to paint, how painting saved her life, and why her paintings are like no-one else's.
'Frida' tells younger readers the story of how artist Frida Kahlo learned to paint, how painting saved her life, and why her paintings are like no-one...
"One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or children, published so far this century." Time magazine on the Fairyland series
Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father went to war and her mother went to work. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green Wind (taking the form of a gentleman in a green jacket), who invites her on an adventure, implying that her help is needed in Fairyland. The new Marquess is unpredictable and fickle, and also not much older than September. Only September...
"One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or children, published so far this century." Time magazine on the Fairyland s...
"One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or children, published so far this century." Time magazine, on the Fairyland series
September has longed to return to Fairyland after her first adventure there. And when she finally does, she learns that its inhabitants have been losing their shadows and their magic to the world of Fairyland Below. This underworld has a new ruler: Halloween, the Hollow Queen, who is September's shadow. And Halloween does not want to give Fairyland's shadows back. Fans of Valente's bestselling, first Fairyland book will revel in...
"One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or children, published so far this century." Time magazine, on the Fairyland ser...
"One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or children, published so far this century." --Time magazine on the Fairyland series
September misses Fairyland and her friends Ell, the Wyverary, and the boy Saturday. She longs to leave the routines of home and embark on a new adventure. Little does she know that this time, she will be spirited away to the moon, reunited with her friends, and find herself faced with saving Fairyland from a moon-Yeti with great and mysterious powers.
The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two is another...
"One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or children, published so far this century." --Time magazine on the Fairyland se...
