by Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville
Illustrated by Brigette Barrager
Anthem Books for Young Readers, 2017, unpaged, Youth Nonfiction
Mary Blair was an American artist and illustrator. When she began working for Disney, the other animators thought her style strange, but Walt Disney loved it. Her work influenced Disney classics like Cinderella, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, and The Three Caballeros. Her artwork was also featured in numerous advertisements through the 50's and 60's and Little Golden Books. Though surely many people are familiar with any one of these example's of her work, there is more that may surprise and delight fans of her art. Mary Blair designed Disneyland's It's a Small World.
The illustrations is this book are done after the fashion of Mrs. Blair's work. Blair's art made our world a more colorful place and this darling book is a fantastic story of perseverance, pursuing what you love, and daring to be yourself. This is a great book for little Disney fans and budding artists alike.
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