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ela_lee_'s review
4.0
This book was a great reminder that Frida overcame so much to become a successful artist. She should be remembered not just as a great, colorful artist with an iconic unibrow, but someone who overcame serious physical injury and made it through bedridden times due to her art.
kailawil's review
5.0
this is one of the best biographies about Frida I've read, children's or adult's.
melissasarahrobinson's review
4.0
I'm not sure how I lived my life to this point knowing so little about Frida Kahlo, but I'm so glad I picked up this graphic biography of her. The vibrant and bright art done by Christopher Eliopoulos is so fitting for a bio of this remarkable artist. I'll be using this book in my elementary school library. It's the perfect intro for young students to the artist, to self-portraiture and to biographies and graphic novels/ comics.
somosoldaderas's review
4.0
Thank you Edelweiss+ and the publishers for a copy of this e-arc.
A great introductory for those new to Frida Kahlo. This cute picture book gives brief background information about her early life (including her polio diagnosis and her interest in art). It also discusses ways she was stigmatized in both Mexico and when she ventured to the United States for not meeting traditional feminine standards (both in appearance and behavior) but nevertheless was someone who remains remembered.
One of the few critiques I have is the lack of reference to / discussion surrounding her sexuality given that was another way she did not fit the mold of a traditional Mexican woman during her period.
A great introductory for those new to Frida Kahlo. This cute picture book gives brief background information about her early life (including her polio diagnosis and her interest in art). It also discusses ways she was stigmatized in both Mexico and when she ventured to the United States for not meeting traditional feminine standards (both in appearance and behavior) but nevertheless was someone who remains remembered.
One of the few critiques I have is the lack of reference to / discussion surrounding her sexuality given that was another way she did not fit the mold of a traditional Mexican woman during her period.
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