Summary: Artist Frida Kahlo finds her own voice and style when her famous husband, Diego Rivera. Written by artist Shahzia Sikander with award-winning author Amy Novesky, and featuring artwork, Roots and Wings is a colorful introduction to a multicultural perspective that will inspire young readers to use art and imagination to explore new worlds. Amy Novesky (Author of Me, Frida) Amy Novesky Goodreads Author Member Since December 2008 edit data Combine Editions Amy Novesky’s books Average rating: 4. Me, Frida, by Amy Novesky illustrated by David Diaz. Through art, Shahzia is able to create the different worlds she reads about, using her imagination to take her beyond the walls of the home she grows up in. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. Sondosottallah The story itself was not that great. She inspires young readers to never give up on ones self. Me, Frida is an exhilarating story that encourages young readers to believe in themselves so they can make their own dreams soap. She knows her work is more than great so she strives to get her own recognition. Shahzia’s love for books leads to a fascination with illustrations, like the ones she sees in illuminated manuscripts and South Asian miniature portraits, and she discovers a talent for drawing. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Frida, who is an artist herself, is married to a famous artist named Diego Rivera. At the Catholic school she attends, she studies Western literature, and at home, her father regales her and her siblings with fantastical tales from a Russian storybook on animals. Growing up in a multigenerational, multicultural home in Lahore, Pakistan, where her family’s Muslim traditions are filled with food and rituals, Shahzia is surrounded by stories of all kinds. Amy Novesky (Author of Me, Frida) Amy Novesky Goodreads Author Member Since December 2008 edit data Combine Editions Amy Novesky’s books Average rating: 4. 'Pakistani-American artist Shahzia Sikander recounts how growing up as a tomboy in a multicultural home in Pakistan inspired her to become an artist By Amy Novesky, Shahzia Sikander and Hanna Barczyk

Me, Frida by Amy Novesky