Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois - Hardcover
by Amy Novesky
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Amy Novesky, Isabelle ArsenaultAudience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2016-03-01Pages:40
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Abrams Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781419718816ISBN-10:1419718819UPC:9781419718816Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, ArtBook Topic:Art, Women, HistorySize:11.10 x 9.10 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCXQJQFWQV
Award-winning creators, Amy Novesky and Isabelle Arsenault, present a picture book biography of a beloved artist in Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois. Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) was a world-renowned modern artist noted for her sculptures made of wood, steel, stone, and cast rubber. Her most famous spider sculpture, Maman, stands more than 30 feet high. Just as spiders spin and repair their webs, Louise's own mother was a weaver of tapestries. Louise spent her childhood in France as an apprentice to her mother before she became a tapestry artist herself. She worked with fabric throughout her career, and this biographical picture book shows how Bourgeois's childhood experiences weaving with her loving, nurturing mother provided the inspiration for her most famous works. With a beautifully nuanced and poetic story, this book stunningly captures the relationship between mother and daughter and illuminates how memories are woven into us all. "With evocative, gorgeous illustrations and an inspirational story of an artist not often covered in children's literature, this arresting volume is an excellent addition to nonfiction picture book collections, particularly those lacking titles about women artists." --Booklist, starred review
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Abrams Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781419718816ISBN-10:1419718819UPC:9781419718816Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, ArtBook Topic:Art, Women, HistorySize:11.10 x 9.10 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCXQJQFWQV
Amy Novesky is the author of Georgia in Hawaii and Me, Frida, which won the Pura Belpré Honor Award and was an ALA Notable Book. She lives in San Francisco. Isabelle Arsenault is an award-winning illustrator whose first children's book received the prestigious Governor General's Award for children's literature in French (illustration). She lives in Montreal.
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
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