A well-known illustrator of children's books discusses her life and art.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating Bio of the Illustrator/Author,
By "phoebe915" (Cambridge, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Self-Portrait, Trina Schart Hyman (Self-portrait collection) (Hardcover)
Written for young people, this beautifully illustrated brief telling of Trina Hyman's life story will be especially interesting to young artists. Her depiction of the natural world around her is breath-taking. The book tells of the joys and difficulties of a girl who is only interested in drawing and painting as she is growing up. Naturally she does poorly in school, at least until she goes to Art school instead of college. Suddenly she is immersed in a world where everyone else shares her passion. Eventually she marries, has a child, gradually gets more and more work illustrating books (and writing a number herself), makes many friends, buys a farm in New England, and becomes famous. In my opinion Hyman is either the best or as good as the best children's book illustrator there is. E.g. Canterbury Tales (for chilren), Saint George and the Dragon, Snow White, Caddie Woodlawn, A Room Full of Windows, etc. etc. Her selection of books to illustrate is impeccable. Check some of them out of your local public library and you will see what I mean. The details in her pictures are so interesting and beautiful, and in such perfect synchrony with the story and its mood, often enhancing the story; the effect is magical. In the case of this book, the text is brief, but the pictures tell you a lot more about her life than the words. Lovely.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A truly charming book,
By Book Worm (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Self-Portrait, Trina Schart Hyman (Self-portrait collection) (Hardcover)
What a charming glimpse of Trina Schart Hyman's life. I am so thankful to have a copy of this book on my coffee table -- Trina speaks of her life with such candor and a hint of nostalgia. Her drawings are truly a gem -- you can sense the energy and honesty of her drawings.
What impresses me about Trina is that she managed to have a successful artist's life inspite of several setbacks. She speaks about some personal issues like her divorce and raising her child alone with so much dignity. Her life story and her magnificent drawings are more than enough to convince me to buy the book -- and I am SO glad I did.
5.0 out of 5 stars
BEAUTIFUL BOOK!!!,
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This review is from: Self-Portrait, Trina Schart Hyman (Self-portrait collection) (Hardcover)
Thank you thank you for this book! I remember it so well from my childhood school library and seeing it for the first time in MANY years did not dissappoint! The book had a "library binding" and was a beautiful, clean hardback. I love thinking about all the children who had enjoyed as I did.
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