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Amy Guglielmo

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Children's Books, Middle Grade, Literature & Fiction

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Leo Lionni, Ezra Jack Keats, Margaret Wise Brown ...more

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Amy Guglielmo is an award-winning author, artist, art educator, public art and STEAM advocate. She writes children’s books about strong, pioneering women, and artsy, innovative people. Her titles include: the Christopher award-winning POCKET FULL OF COLORS: The Magical World of Mary Blair Disney Artist Extraordinaire (Atheneum 2017), the Touch the Art series (Sterling, 2006, 2009, 2010) and the PEEK-A-BOO ART Series (Cartwheel/Scholastic 2019, 2020) with Julie Appel, HOW TO BUILD A HUG: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine (Atheneum 2018) with co-author Jacqueline Tourville, CEZANNE'S PARROT (Putnam 2020) and JUST BEING DALI (Putnam 2021), the upcoming, LUCILLE BALL DID IT ALL (Abrams 2024), and the new WHAT THE ARTIST SAW series ...more

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	Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Jacqueline Tourville (Goodreads Author), Brigette Barrager (Illustrator) 4.39 avg rating — 1,366 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Jacqueline Tourville (Goodreads Author), Giselle Potter (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 581 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vincent Van Gogh: He Saw the World in Vibrant Colors by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Petra Braun (Illustrator) 4.28 avg rating — 211 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Being Dali: The Story of Artist Salvador Dali by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Brett Helquist (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 187 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cezanne's Parrot by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Brett Helquist (Illustrator) 3.97 avg rating — 155 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Claude Monet: He Saw the World in Brilliant Light by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Ginnie Hsu (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 142 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lucy!: How Lucille Ball Did It All by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Brigette Barrager (Illustrator), Jacqueline Tourville (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 140 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goodnight, Starry Night by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Julie Appel 4.19 avg rating — 112 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Met Frida Kahlo: She Painted Her World in Self-Portraits by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Natalia Rojas Castro (Illustrator) 4.44 avg rating — 71 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Met Louise Bourgeois: She Saw the World as a Textured Tapestry by Amy Guglielmo (Goodreads Author), Katy Knapp (Illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 54 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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DK The Met (24 books)
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Katy Knapp (Illustrator)

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What the Artist Saw (9 books)
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Katy Knapp (Illustrator)

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“To be an artist includes much; one must possess many gift -absolute gifts- which have not been acquired by one's effort. And, moreover, to succeed, the artist must possess the courageous soul.”
― Kate Chopin, The Awakening

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“Except for a small strip of shin that poked out from between the top of his socks and the bottom of his pants, his legs were purely theoretical.”
― Tom Perrotta, The Wishbones

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“To be needed is one way to be safe. The other is to have money.”
― Julie Berry, The Passion of Dolssa

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“Like rays of glory from heaven, piercing the dusty gloom of the church, making each airborne mote shine like a star.”
― Julie Berry, The Passion of Dolssa

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“She is a storm cloud of sorrow. You wander in, you may never find your way out.”
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