The Met Faith Ringgold

A great introduction to artists, this is a good series for older readers reminiscent of the Little People Big Dreams series. A great classroom or library resource

I wish I had seen these books when my daughter was younger. I'm getting ready to teach a lesson to 6th graders on Faith Ringgold so it was timely when the opportunity to pre-read this book came across my desk. I really like the format and how it makes the artist accessible and puts their work in such great context with what was happening around them at the time. The "stop and think" prompts made even me take a pause and I found all the writing clear and engaging. I am looking forward to doing the activities described in the book with my own kids. I really didn't know much about Ringgold until the last month but I'm so glad that I had this book to help me learn and look forward to seeing other books in this series. Highly recommend for anyone looking to bring a little art history into their mix for their classes or families. I received an advanced copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

The Met Faith Ringgold is one of a new series of illustrated biographies of famous artists for young readers. Released 30th Nov 2021 by Penguin Random House on their DK imprint, it's 56 pages and is available in hardcover and ebook formats.

This is a clearly told and beautifully illustrated biography of the powerhouse painter, artist, writer, and creator Faith Ringgold. The text is full of age-appropriate details about the artist's life and works. One thing I really enjoyed about this book (and the others in the series) are the reader drawing and writing prompts generously scattered throughout. Readers are invited to think about a song they enjoy and describe why they like it, to make a mask and other mixed media projects, and many more. The prompts are placed on pages with tie-in background scenes and relevant observations about the artist's life and development. Although aimed at young readers, I learned things about Ms. Ringgold I didn't know before.

This would be a good choice for public or school library acquisition, for the home library, and for gift giving to a young reader, perhaps bundled with some drawing tools and supplies.

Five stars. Genuinely well written and illustrated.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

After reading this book I wanted to learn more about Faith Ringgold. Her artwork is so stunning. I found Faith's art so, so fascinating. Will definitely be reading the others in this series and sharing these books with the children in my family. This is a great way to introduce children to art.

An innovative and beautiful way of teaching and learning about art! I love this series, and will definitely be looking to add some of these titles to my college's picture book collection.

This one taught me about an artist I hadn't heard of - loved this look into Faith Ringgold's life, works, and inspiration, and will be looking up more info on her in the future.

A beautifully written and illustrated book. I’ve always enjoyed Faith Ringgold’s books and quilt artwork and have used her books for years in my classroom. This is a good companion to her own books as a way to teach my students more about her and what inspired her work. The historical context of her life and the struggles of the era and our present days is a powerful lesson for students reading this. Throughout the book there are thoughtful questions that help children make their own connections to this artist., and also a glossary to help facilitate vocabulary development. The fact that she started as an art teacher as well is truly inspiring for me. I look forward to using this in my classroom in future lessons.