The Sun Is Yellow - Hardcover

Pacovsk�, Kveta

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1849760640 ISBN 13: 9781849760645

Publisher: Tate, 2012

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Kveta Pacovsk�’s unique style and unparalleled skill in creating books that fire the imagination and entice wonder in children of all ages has won her international acclaim. The Sun Is Yellow is a masterpiece of the art of books for children. With plenty of windows to open and hidden characters to discover, it offers an enchanting adventure through the magical world of color.

Praise for The Sun is Yellow:
"Czech artist/illustrator Pacovsk� won the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustration in 1992, the same year this open-ended exploration of color was first published in Germany."
—Publishers Weekly

"Children who enjoy watching colors at play may be drawn in, and the album also makes a rewarding technical study for developing artists."
—Kirkus Reviews

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About the Author:

Kvĕta Pacovsk�, born in Prague in 1928, is one of the greats of modern book illustration. In 1992, she won the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest and most prestigious international award for children’s book authors and illustrators.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 1-4-A squat, gray frog who lives in a house shaped like a colored pencil travels through an abstract land adorned with splashes and dots of color. The frog encounters a cast of eclectic characters, including a woeful snail, the yellow sun, a red moon, and a jester named Kasper. Although the story is convoluted, the modern illustrations are fascinating. The bold collages radiate a surrealistic but childlike charm that will appeal to art aficionados of all ages. On the final spread, the now-smiling snail moves among an array of colored pencils while two other quirky characters float in the air. The pages of this unique celebration of "reds, yellows, greens and blues" include flaps and wheels just right for little fingers to lift and spin. For a more straightforward salute to the varying shades and hues found all around us, some readers might prefer Tana Hoban's Colors Everywhere (Greenwillow 1995).-Linda L. Walkins, Saint Joseph Preparatory High School, Boston, MAα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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