Lois V. Harris
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Mary Cassatt: Impressionist Painter
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2007
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Maxfield Parrish: Painter of Magical Make-Believe
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2011
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Lotta Crabtree: Gold Rush Fairy Star
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2017
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Charlie Russell: Tale-Telling Cowboy Artist
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Piece by Piece: How Stephen Sondheim Made Musical Puzzles Come Alive
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| I've enjoyed Stephen Sondheim's music for years and congratulate author Erin Frankel and illustrator Stacy Innerst for creating a wonderful picture book. The author cleverly chose a puzzle metaphor to guide her story about Sondheim's life. The illust ...more | |
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| Love Veronica Mang's marvelous colors and illustrations in her picture book biography about composer Aaron Copland. Her artwork reflects his fresh, lively style which influenced American music in the twentieth century. I liked the introductory inform ...more | |
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"Informational in the back matter, but this is one of those picture books that feels aimed at grown-ups, not children."
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| This picture book biography is about Frida Kahlo's life from childhood to becoming an important painter. Monica Brown creatively focuses on Frida's qualities expressed in those of her numerous pets. The author sprinkles some Spanish words and details ...more | |
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| I'm a cat person but thoroughly enjoyed this story about dogs, friendship, and imagination. Two friends are playing. One child assumes the other one will go along with the idea of being dogs. Finally, the second child speaks up and announces she/he w ...more | |
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You don’t have to be a dog lover to enjoy Sophia Blackall’s latest picture book. But with such adorable illustrations of dogs, you can’t help but fall a little in love with these canine characters. The award-winning creator of one our fa" Read more of this review » |
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| This is an inspiring picture book to encourage children to write and illustrate their own stories. Twenty-one artists illustrate the collection of ten-word tales. Teachers and homeschooling parents will love the two creative writing lessons in the ba ...more | |
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"This is a great idea for helping young writers begin stories. Ten-word sentences serve as a jumping off point. The author gives instructions and pointers in a note at the end.
Various artists interpret the ten-word sentences. My discomfort is what th" Read more of this review » |
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| Like another reviewer wrote, the word "quiet" comes to mind describing this 48-page picture book. Anne-Francis Dautheville ("the girl") sets off in 1973 from France to ride her motorcycle around the world alone---an exciting adventure! But the reader ...more | |
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