A Portrait in Poems: The Storied Life of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas by E

Description: A Portrait in Poems by Evie Robillard, Rachel Katstaller Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Gertrude Stein and her partner, Alice B. Toklas, come to life in this charming and innovative picture book biography. Publisher Description Heres an insiders tour of the fascinating lives of Gertrude Stein and her partner, Alice B. Toklas, amusingly addressed directly to the reader ("The next time you go to Paris..."). It explores the couples art collection, their famous writer and artist friends and even their dog, Basket. It also describes how Gertrudes book The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas was not about Alice, but was more about Gertrude herself! A celebration of creativity and the creative process, this original and very readable picture book biography champions two women who dared to live unconventional lives. In playful free verse, author Evie Robillard offers a unique introduction to one of the most influential figures of twentieth-century art and literature. It includes twelve child-friendly quotations from Steins work, such as: "It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing." Illustrator Rachel Katstallers fun yet detailed art delightfully evokes the time and place of the text. Touching on literature, history, writing and the visual arts, this biography offers loads of direct curriculum applications. Back matter includes a time line, "snapshots," sources and an authors note with further background. AGES: 6 to 9 AUTHOR: Evie Robillard first traveled to Paris in 2001. Not long after that, she happened upon the film Paris Was a Woman and soon found herself reading book after book written by or about Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. Evie was delighted to learn the tales of the many American women who were clever and resourceful and bold enough to move to the City of Light in the early twentieth century. Evie is a former childrens librarian and writing teacher. She writes for both adults and children. Shes the mother of two grown sons and makes her home in Madison, Wisconsin. Rachel Katstaller is a childrens book illustrator from El Salvador, a tiny country in the tropics of Central America. She now lives and works in a studio perched in the Austrian Alps, where she daydreams about eating croissants in Paris. Her cat, Hemingway, was named after a famous writer who was once mentored by Gertrude Stein. Author Biography Evie Robillard is a former childrens librarian and writing teacher. She writes for both adults and children. Shes the mother of two grown sons and makes her home in Madison, Wisconsin. Details ISBN 1525300563 ISBN-13 9781525300561 Title A Portrait in Poems Author Evie Robillard, Rachel Katstaller Format Hardcover Year 2020 Pages 48 Publisher Kids Can Press GE_Item_ID:158578124; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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