October Pick of the Month
Sandy's Circus: A Story About Alexander Calder
by Tanya Lee and Illustrated by Boris Kilikov
There once was an artist named Alexander Calder.
Only he didn't call himself Alexander. And he didn't call the things he made art.
As a boy, Alexander "Sandy" Calder was always fiddling with odds and ends, making objects for friends. When he got older and became an artist, his fiddling led him to create wire sculptures. One day, Sandy made a lion. Next came a lion cage. Before he knew it, he had an entire circus and was traveling between Paris and New York performing a brand-new kind of art for amazed audiences. This is the story of Sandy's Circus, as told by Tanya Lee Stone with Boris Kulikov's spectacular and innovative illustrations. Calder's original circus is on permanent display at the Whitney Museum in New York City.
Starred Review, Kirkus: "The lively text shines with apt details....spritely, noteworthy"
Starred Review, School Library Journal: "Stone and Kulikov spin out a fast-moving tale that is in keeping with their high-energy subject."
Horn Book: "Stone's narrative is as animated as Calder's figures...Kulikov's [art] vibrant with energy and color...would pair interestingly with Selznick's Hugo Cabret."
Booklist: "beautifully illustrated...spare, direct...Kulikov's elegant, fanciful multimedia collages extend the story...will ignite curiosity in Calder."See more October featured books
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