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Me, Frida by Amy Novesky

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eetree's review

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4.0

I love learning about Frida Kahlo's life, and this story was really interesting and informative

beths0103's review

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4.0

I would have given this 5 stars except I felt like it ended rather abruptly. Other than that, the writing is lovely and the illustrations are beautiful.

The artist used rich colors to share this part of Frida's life. It was a time when she was finding her own artistic voice. I loved the illustrations. The book is not a complete biography, but is more the story of an important time in Frida's life.

calistareads's review

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adventurous informative medium-paced

3.0

This story is focused on Frida's time in San Francisco. This was at the beginning of her career. She was mostly ignored in the city and she didn't like that. Eventually, she let her colors fly. From this little story, it seems she solidified her style while in the city. It's where it really took shape.

I don't know that she ever stopped missing Mexico while she was here. It doesn't seem to be her city. It was too gray and cold for her.

The artwork was lovely. I thought the story was good. The story is about a focused time of her life.

alysona's review

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5.0

Beautiful, beautiful book!

nerfherder86's review

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3.0

a few key scenes in the lives of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, but fictionalized. Beautifully illustrated in a style similar to theirs.

wordnerd153's review

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3.0

Frida Kahlo is one of my favorite artists, but I didn't know she had lived in San Francisco after marrying Diego Rivera. This is a lovely book about Frida becoming a painter and embracing her unique POV.