| Wanda Gag: Storybook Artist Contributor(s): Swain, Gwenyth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0873515447 ISBN-13: 9780873515443 Publisher: Borealis Books OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: Famous for her elegantly written and whimsically illustrated children's books "Millions of Cats, The Funny Thing, "Snippy and Snappy, and "Tales from Grimm, Wanda Gag (1893-1946) lived a life not unlike that of the characters in the German fairy tales that her grandparents told her as a girl. In a new biography for young readers, award-winning author Gwenyth Swain brings the visionary and eccentric artist to life. Swain takes readers into Wanda's girlhood in rural Minnesota, where, from an early age, her artistic talents flourished. Yet Wanda, the eldest of seven siblings, was pushed abruptly into adulthood when her father's untimely death left her in charge of the household. After years of struggle, Wanda Gag was finally able to go to New York to pursue her passion. Her art was eventually featured at top galleries and her books, influenced by her love of nature and animals, became wildly popular among children and critics across the United States. Complemented by Wanda's illustrations, letters, and diary entries, "Wanda Gag: Storybook Artist illuminates for young readers the amazing life of a charismatic artist who triumphed over adversity to realize her dreams. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Literary |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005041248 |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 6.06" W x 9" (0.41 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Famous for her elegantly written and whimsically illustrated children's books Millions of Cats, The Funny Thing, Snippy and Snappy, and Tales from Grimm, Wanda G g (1893-1946) lived a life not unlike that of the characters in the German fairy tales that her grandparents told her as a girl. In a new biography for young readers, award-winning author Gwenyth Swain brings the visionary and eccentric artist to life. Swain takes readers into Wanda's girlhood in rural Minnesota, where, from an early age, her artistic talents flourished. Yet Wanda, the eldest of seven siblings, was pushed abruptly into adulthood when her father's untimely death left her in charge of the household. After years of struggle, Wanda G g was finally able to go to New York to pursue her passion. Her art was eventually featured at top galleries and her books, influenced by her love of nature and animals, became wildly popular among children and critics across the United States. Complemented by Wanda's illustrations, letters, and diary entries, Wanda G g: Storybook Artist illuminates for young readers the amazing life of a charismatic artist who triumphed over adversity to realize her dreams. |