Posted on December 10th, 2014 by pajamapress
“… Abundantly illustrated, the generally lively text is accessible and well-paced, and (thankfully) the didactic asides and discussion prompts are relegated to the paintings’ captions. Backmatter includes a helpful index and related books, websites and films. A child-friendly introduction to an iconic, wonderfully accessible and quintessentially Canadian artist. (Picture book/biography. 5-8)”
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Posted in A Brush Full of Colour | Tagged a-brush-full-of-colour, art, artist, Canada, katherine-gibson, kirkus, margriet-ruurs, picture-book, Review, ted-harrison, yukon
Posted on October 24th, 2014 by pajamapress
“This outstanding biography does more than just inform the reader of Ted Harrison’s life in a well organized way. A Brush Full of Colour is indicative of the spirit and passion of its subject and richly illuminates a national treasure! It does justice to Harrison’s artwork by including many reproductions from his early efforts to more recent drawings that are named, dated and commented upon as to the content of the drawing and its meaning. Many include a question posed to the reader. One of the highlights of this lovely book is a preface by Harrison where he refers to his art as ‘my simplistic artistic style’. He also includes a lovely tribute to meeting, over the years, students and lovers of art that have influenced him. Harrison urges readers to ‘keep on reading, writing and painting’.
An index and bibliographical references are included.
Highly Recommended.“
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Posted in A Brush Full of Colour | Tagged a-brush-full-of-colour, arctic, art, artist, biography, Canada, CM-magazine, katherine-gibson, margriet-ruurs, north, picture-book, Review, ted-harrison, yukon
Posted on July 1st, 2014 by pajamapress
“Award-winning author Monica Kulling’s When Emily Carr Met Woo offers a glimpse into the world of an iconic Canadian artist…Dean Griffith’s watercolour and pencil crayon illustrations capture Woo’s mischievous antics, from chasing dog’s tails, to plucking artificial cherries from the hat of an unsuspecting visitor….
This captivating picture book biography, written with elegance and straightforward simplicity, artfully captures Emily Carr’s passion for her craft, as well as her love for animals. End notes and an archival photograph add depth and historical details and provide a great introduction for young artists.”
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Posted in When Emily Carr Met Woo | Tagged artist, Canada, childrens-book, dean-griffiths, emily-carr, linda-ludke, monica-kulling, monkey, national-reading-campaign, pet, picture-book, readerly, Review, when-emily-carr-met-woo
Posted on June 26th, 2013 by pajamapress
“Alma Fullerton is an award-winning children’s author living in Midland, Ontario. Although she’s an accomplished visual artist, her newest book, Community Soup (Pajama Press), is the first book she’s illustrated herself. Directed towards children ages four to seven, Community Soup gives young Canadians a fun look at everyday life in a Kenyan village, including a mischievous herd of goats.
Today, Alma tells Open Book about why she writes for children and how she gets it all done.”
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Posted in Comunity Soup | Tagged alma-fullerton, artist, author, book, children, community-soup, goats, illustrator, interview, kenya, midland, ontario, open-book, picture-book
