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Viva Frida: (Caldecott Honor Book) (Hardcover)

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By Yuyi Morales, Tim O'Meara (Photographs by)
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A 2015 Caldecott Honor Book
A 2015 Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award

Distinguished author/illustrator Yuyi Morales illuminates Frida's life and work in this elegant and fascinating book, Viva Frida.


Frida Kahlo, one of the world's most famous and unusual artists is revered around the world. Her life was filled with laughter, love, and tragedy, all of which influenced what she painted on her canvases.

A Neal Porter Book

About the Author


Yuyi Morales is an author/illustrator whose books have won the Pura Belpré Award, the Christopher Award, and the Jane Addams Award. She lives in northern California. Her books include Just In Case, Viva Frida, and Little Night/Nochecita.

Praise For…


“In this exploration of the imagery of artist Frida Kahlo, brief two- or three-word sentences provide dreamlike narration, and mixed-media images follow Frida as she discovers and opens a bright yellow wooden chest, releasing a fantasy in which playfulness leads to a knowledge, love, creativity, and ultimately, to her embrace of life.” —BCCB

“Morales artistically distills the essence of the remarkable Frida Kahlo in this esoteric, multigenre picture book.” —Booklist

“*There have been several books for young readers about Frida Kahlo, but none has come close to the emotional aesthetic Morales brings to her subjects . . . an ingenious tour de force.” —The Horn Book, STARRED REVIEW

“This luminescent homage to Frida Kahlo doesn't hew to her artwork's mood but entrances on its own merit . . . Visually radiant.” —Kirkus Reviews

“*Kahlo's unusual life story, background, and art have made her a frequent topic of biographies. Morales's perception of her creative process results in a fresh, winning take on an artist who has rarely been understood . . . Morales's art and O'Meara's photographs take this book to another level.” —School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW

STARRED REVIEW Frida is presented less as a historical figure than as an icon who represents the life Morales holds sacred; Frida lives because she loves and creates.” —Publisher's Weekly


Product Details
ISBN: 9781596436039
ISBN-10: 1596436034
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Publication Date: September 2nd, 2014
Pages: 40
Language: English