by Monica Brown
This bright picture-book pairs bold, saturated art with a playful narrative that centers the artist named in the title and her menagerie of animals. It works well as an entry point for young kids to encounter portraiture, Mexican visual motifs, and the idea that an artist’s life includes pets and symbolism. The main limitation is its surface-level approach: the story favors anecdote and visual appeal over context or chronology, so older readers seeking substantial art-history or unvarnished biography will find it too brief and anecdotal.
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The fascinating Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is remembered for her dramatic selfportrait paintings featuring bold and vibrant colors. Her artwork brought attention to Mexican and indigenous culture with images renowned in celebrating the female form.Brown's story recounts Frida's beloved pets?two monkeys, a parrot, three dogs, two turkeys, an eagle,...
Difficulty:hard
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