Before They Were Artists: Famous Illustrators as Kids
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- Author：Elizabeth Haidle
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Summary
This vibrantly illustrated graphic novel anthology brings to life the childhood experiences of beloved artists and illustrators such as Wanda Gág， Maurice Sendak， and Jerry Pinkney。 Stylish illustrations paired with small vignettes and anecdotes from the artists’ early lives helps illuminate the hard work， triumphs， failures， and inspiration that helped forge their successful careers。
What makes an artist？ What sparks their imagination？ Where do their creativity and unique style come from？ Striking illustrations and a graphic novel format bring to life this anthology of legendary artists and their childhoods。 Featuring beloved artists such as Wanda Gág， Maurice Sendak， Tove Jansson， Jerry Pinkney， Yuyi Morales and Hayao Miyazaki， these stories capture the childhood triumphs， failures， and inspirations that predated their careers。
Children will see themselves in these portraits and wonder if they， too， might have it in them to make art。 A celebration of creativity， this collective graphic biography is sprinkled throughout with writing wisdom and inspiring quotes。
Look for the companion book Before They Were Authors: Famous Writers as Kids。
What makes an artist？ What sparks their imagination？ Where do their creativity and unique style come from？ Striking illustrations and a graphic novel format bring to life this anthology of legendary artists and their childhoods。 Featuring beloved artists such as Wanda Gág， Maurice Sendak， Tove Jansson， Jerry Pinkney， Yuyi Morales and Hayao Miyazaki， these stories capture the childhood triumphs， failures， and inspirations that predated their careers。
Children will see themselves in these portraits and wonder if they， too， might have it in them to make art。 A celebration of creativity， this collective graphic biography is sprinkled throughout with writing wisdom and inspiring quotes。
Look for the companion book Before They Were Authors: Famous Writers as Kids。
Reviews
BiblioBrandie
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Loved this middle grade non-fiction which highlights a few famous illustrators （including one of my favorites， Tove Jansson）。 My only complaint is that sometimes following the text was a bit confusing and I wonder if it would confuse students， too。
Sara Vera
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Love this series。 Highly recommend the first one as well that talks about famous authors as children。 Love love love。
Elisabeth
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An intriguing look at several famous artists/illustrators/animators and their lives in comic form - my only complaint is that some boxes and writing do not follow a traditional comic pattern， making it difficult to understand sometimes。
Roben
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Do you have a child in your life who loves to draw？ Or maybe you are the one that likes to draw and doodle all over the page。 If so - read this book！ I learned a lot about some of my favorite illustrators and was introduced to a new one！ The illustrators featured in this book are Wanda Gag， Tove Janesson， Maurice Sendak， Yuyi Morales， Jerry Pinkney， and - my favorite - Hayao Miyazaki。 A few things I learned -- draw。 And then draw。 And then draw some more。 If you feel unskilled at drawing somethi Do you have a child in your life who loves to draw？ Or maybe you are the one that likes to draw and doodle all over the page。 If so - read this book！ I learned a lot about some of my favorite illustrators and was introduced to a new one！ The illustrators featured in this book are Wanda Gag， Tove Janesson， Maurice Sendak， Yuyi Morales， Jerry Pinkney， and - my favorite - Hayao Miyazaki。 A few things I learned -- draw。 And then draw。 And then draw some more。 If you feel unskilled at drawing something - copy the work of an illustrator you like！ This is what Miyazaki did because he did not think he was good at drawing people。 He eventually gained confidence and developed his own style。 I also learned that Miyazaki was not a big fan of the early Disney animated films。 He said， "I wanted to overturn this stupid idea in films that if you just grow up and fall in love， everything will be all right。" Also - "I'm not creating something just to be consumed。 I'm creating and watching films that will make me a slightly better person than I was before。"Needless to say， I found this book very inspiring。 It is written in panels with lots of illustrations but it incorporates a lot of traditional， information text also。 There is a LOT of information in this short book which also includes source notes and a bibliography。 If there is one thing that I would add - it would have been how to pronounce the different names of the illustrators。 As someone whose name has been mispronounced my entire life， I always appreciate learning how to correctly pronounce someone's name。 I can look it up separately but it would have been great to have that information included with each artist。 。。。more
Melissa Orth
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Short chapters in graphic novel format on six artists and authors: Wanda Gag， Maurice Sendak， Tove Jansson， Jerry Pinkney， Yuyi Morales， and Hayao Miyazaki。 The subtitle is ‘Famous Illustrators as Kids’ but each segment goes beyond that timeframe so it is a bit misleading。 The overarching message is that all six drew as children and by perseverance， desperation， or chance， each was able to make a living from their artistic endeavors。
Iris
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Awesome introductions in graphic novel format to a few of the coolest illustrators。 Haidle focused on six diverse artists: Wanda Gag， Maurice Sendak， Tove Jansson， Jerry Pinkney， Yuyi Morales， and Hayao Miyazaki。 The story of these artists are really brought to life by her expressive illustrations， a fascinating collective biography！
Sophie Brown
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Before They Were Artists: Famous Illustrators as Kids by Elizabeth Haidle is a graphic novel-style collection of short biographies that profile six famous illustrators from childhood and throughout the rest of the lives。 The book features Maurice Sendak （Where the Wild Things Are）， Tove Jansson （creator of the Moomins）， Hayao Miyazaki （founder of Studio Ghibli）， and several others including Jerry Pinkney and Yuyi Morales。Each of the illustrators gets a fully illustrated 8-10 page biography that Before They Were Artists: Famous Illustrators as Kids by Elizabeth Haidle is a graphic novel-style collection of short biographies that profile six famous illustrators from childhood and throughout the rest of the lives。 The book features Maurice Sendak （Where the Wild Things Are）， Tove Jansson （creator of the Moomins）， Hayao Miyazaki （founder of Studio Ghibli）， and several others including Jerry Pinkney and Yuyi Morales。Each of the illustrators gets a fully illustrated 8-10 page biography that shows the challenges they faced and the achievements they accomplished as young people before diving into their careers as illustrators。 Every section begins with a two-page spread that includes a timeline of the illustrator’s life and an image of their most famous book。 The illustrations throughout have a simplistic， muted style that allows the story to shine and encourages the reader to seek out the works of the people they are reading about， and the chronological presentation makes this an ideal reference book for school art class projects。While the stories of many popular authors and fine artists are well-known， illustrators are more often overlooked， so all of these biographies were new stories to Sophie， who found them all thoroughly enjoyable。 She was also pleased to note that the book didn’t gloss over difficult periods or hide the fact that several of the featured illustrators were LGBTQ。 This is an inspirational book filled with interesting stories that will leave you wanting to pick up a pencil and start drawing too。 。。。more
Eileen Winfrey
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First of all， the content of this book: fascinating！ Such a diverse and international group of artists （several of whom I'd never heard of and now I want to know more - perfect！）。 The illustrations: evocative！ They really brought the content to life in a meaningful way。 Thank goodness。 The actual experience of reading the book: aggravating。 I've had my excellent vision confirmed at a recent eye exam so when I say I was frustrated by the tiny squished together font the whole time it's not because First of all， the content of this book: fascinating！ Such a diverse and international group of artists （several of whom I'd never heard of and now I want to know more - perfect！）。 The illustrations: evocative！ They really brought the content to life in a meaningful way。 Thank goodness。 The actual experience of reading the book: aggravating。 I've had my excellent vision confirmed at a recent eye exam so when I say I was frustrated by the tiny squished together font the whole time it's not because I need glasses。 At first I didn't realize that's what was driving me crazy （that and getting a handle on the pane to pane flow） and I wasn't paying quite enough attention to the information。 It will be interesting to see what the kids think of this book， whether or not they'll have the endurance to see it through。 Still， a helpful resource for a school library。 。。。more
Alexander Peterhans
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A delightful children's graphic novel detailing some of the most celebrated artists in children's literature。Each artist gets their own biography， told through beautiful illustrations， really focusing in on the hardships they had to overcome， but also celebrating how they are their own thinkers and how brave it is to follow your dream to become an artist。The artists covered are Wanda Gág， Maurice Sendak， Tove Jansson， Jerry Pinkney， Yuyi Morales and Hayao Miyazaki。Recommended。（Thanks to Houghton A delightful children's graphic novel detailing some of the most celebrated artists in children's literature。Each artist gets their own biography， told through beautiful illustrations， really focusing in on the hardships they had to overcome， but also celebrating how they are their own thinkers and how brave it is to follow your dream to become an artist。The artists covered are Wanda Gág， Maurice Sendak， Tove Jansson， Jerry Pinkney， Yuyi Morales and Hayao Miyazaki。Recommended。（Thanks to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for providing me with an ARC through Edelweiss） 。。。more
Andréa
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