About this item
A gust of wind sends a paper princess flying. ?Wait! I didn?t finish you,? cries the little girl who made her. ?I?ll finish myself,? calls the princess, and the wind carries her away, over a meadow and a river, to a carnival and a town, until finally she finds her way home. Elisa Kleven?s ?mixed-media collages are a kaleidoscope of color and activity, encompassing a vast, multiracial cast of happy people? (Publishers Weekly) . ?The best book yet from this talented author/illustrator, and one that children will love.? -- School Library Journal, starred reviewElisa Kleven?s award-winning picture books include her own Ernst and The Lion and the Little Red Bird, the illustrations for Abuela, by Arthur Dorros, and her most recent book for Dutton, The Puddle Pail. She lives near San Francisco, California.
About the Author
As a child Elisa Kleven loved to make miniature, make believe worlds using art supplies, scraps, and imagination. She now uses that same joyful imagination to create the colorful, detailed worlds inside of her picture books.
Elisa's many books include THE LION AND THE LITTLE RED BIRD and THE PAPER PRINCESS, both of which have been adapted as theater productions, SUN BREAD, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, and her recent GLASSWINGS, A BUTTERFLY'S STORY, called "A lovely meshing of science and story" by School Library Journal. Books she has illustrated for other authors include the bestselling ABUELA by Arthur Dorros and DE COLORES by Jose Luis Orozco, both ALA Notable Books, OUR BIG HOME by Linda Glaser, A Reading Rainbow Feature Book, and THE WEAVER by Thacher Hurd.
Elisa lives with her family and pets in the town of Albany, a few minutes from San Francisco Bay. To learn more about Elisa, please visit her website:www.elisakleven.com.
