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geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
'David Hockney' by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara, with illustrations by Anna Alvaro, is an e-book in the Little People big dream series about a British artist.
Little David loved to draw and look at the world in his own unique way. He wanted to go to art school, which wasn’t a popular decision with his family. He painted fantastic landscapes, including one made up of 50 canvases and still creating art today!
I love this series and the inspirational people that it features. The art styles are also unique and different.
Little David loved to draw and look at the world in his own unique way. He wanted to go to art school, which wasn’t a popular decision with his family. He painted fantastic landscapes, including one made up of 50 canvases and still creating art today!
I love this series and the inspirational people that it features. The art styles are also unique and different.
librarianryan's review
informative
slow-paced
3.0
David Hockney is not an artist this reader knows or had ever heard of before. And while this book isn’t anything different from the other little people, big dreams series it did create a want to find out more about this artist and see their actual works. That’s one of the things I often find missing in this series. They suggest with the story of the person, but in an artist case, the person goes with the work, and the style isn’t even represented anywhere in this artwork, which is a shame. Overall, this book led to want the reader wanting to know more information but for the book itself it’s bland and boring and there are better books in the series.
jenblacker's review
5.0
I love these books, I've used the with small children before as a starting point for discussions. I reserved my excitement when I started this one as I wasn't sure if they'd gloss over Hockney's sexuality, but was delighted to find it was just included in a very matter of fact manner.
I look forward to this being released so I can getr a physical copy and add it to my collection of the series!
I received an advance copy for free from NetGalley, on the expectation that I would provide an honest review.
I look forward to this being released so I can getr a physical copy and add it to my collection of the series!
I received an advance copy for free from NetGalley, on the expectation that I would provide an honest review.
danicapage's review
3.0
My Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Received for review: I received an advanced copy of this novel from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion. I was not obligated to write a good review, nor did I receive any compensation for writing this review.
My Overall Thoughts/Impressions: I've enjoyed all of Maria's books in this series, and this one was no exception. Maria does a great job of bringing people's stories to life quickly and in an easily accessible way.
I thought she did a great job discussing David's background and his accomplishments.
Pages: 32 pages.
Reading age: Age 4-7.
Love,
Danica Page
Received for review: I received an advanced copy of this novel from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion. I was not obligated to write a good review, nor did I receive any compensation for writing this review.
My Overall Thoughts/Impressions: I've enjoyed all of Maria's books in this series, and this one was no exception. Maria does a great job of bringing people's stories to life quickly and in an easily accessible way.
I thought she did a great job discussing David's background and his accomplishments.
Pages: 32 pages.
Reading age: Age 4-7.
Love,
Danica Page
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