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Joni: The Lyrical Life of Joni Mitchell

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Joni: The Lyrical Life of Joni Mitchell"Colors burst across each page, with layers of collage work emphasizing the richness of Mitchell's influences and imagination. Will speak to readers just starting their own exploration of artistic expression. Booklist (starred review) Celebrate the captivating life of Joni Mitchell, the world famous songbird who used her music to ignite and inspire an entire generation, in this stunning picture book biography from award winning author and illustrator

"Colors burst across each page, with layers of collage-work emphasizing the richness of Mitchell's influences and imagination. Will speak to readers just starting their own exploration of artistic expression. --Booklist (starred review)

Celebrate the captivating life of Joni Mitchell, the world-famous songbird who used her music to ignite and inspire an entire generation, in this stunning picture book biography from award-winning author and illustrator Selina Alko. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 4 to 6. It's a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.

Joni Mitchell painted with words.

Sitting at her piano or strumming the guitar, she turned the words into songs.

The songs were like brushstrokes on a canvas, saying things that were not only happy or sad but true.

But before composing more than two hundred songs, Joni was a young girl from a town on the Canadian prairie, where she learned to love dancing, painting, birdsong, and piano. As she grew up into an artist, Joni took her strong feelings--feelings of love and frustration, and the turbulence that came with being a young woman--and wrote them into vivid songs.

Brought to life by Selina Alko's rainbow collages and lyrical language, this heartfelt portrait of a feminist and folk icon is perfect for parents, children, and music lovers everywhere.

Back matter includes a letter from the author and Joni's full discography.

"An inspired and creative ode to the inimitable Joni Mitchell."--Kirkus

"Layered mixed-media collages featuring cut paper, found images, and colorful smears of paint effectively evoke the richly rendered emotional landscapes of Mitchell's songwriting." --Publishers Weekly

--Kirkus Reviews

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 02/25/2020
ISBN: 9780062671295
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.30h x 8.90w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2019
Booklist 10/15/2019 pg. 52
Publishers Weekly 11/04/2019
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2020 pg. 123
School Library Journal 03/01/2020 pg. 122
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