Illustrator Gianluca Folì brings to life the journal Frida Kahlo kept during the last ten years of her life (1944–1954), in which she recorded her dreams, thoughts, memories, and ideas later expressed in her paintings. Gianluca Folì, who has worked in advertising for various international magazines since 2001, won the Applied Art Awards prize in 2007. His first children's book illustrations were in The Bear with the Sword, published in 2008, which was chosen among the 100 best books at the CJ Picture Book Awards in Korea and at the White Ravens in Munich.
Folì’s artwork goes beyond the typical bushy eyebrows that
characterize Kahlo and focuses on the imaginative aspects of the
world created by Frida. The backmatter gives insight to her life as
a child who battled an illness that caused her to limp and the
importance that being from Mexico played in her art. Peculiarly
beautiful. (Picture book/memoir. 5-8)
*Kirkus Reviews*
Illustrating an excerpt from the diary of Frida Kahlo, this
whimsical picture book captures the imagination of childhood and
the enduring power of art to inspire, transform, and provide
comfort and escape. Frida’s black-and-white world becomes awash
with color when she visits her imaginary friend. The love and
laughter the two share stay with her as she grows, continuing to
bloom within her art. Children will be encouraged to explore their
creativity, while adults may be inspired to rekindle it. DANIELLE
BALLANTYNE (March / April 2021)
*Foreword Reviews*
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