Wherever Wanda looked, things cried out "draw me."
Wanda Gág's idyllic childhood was filled with German fairy tales, musical evenings, and hours spent in her father's painting studio. As soon as Wanda learned to draw, she couldn't stop and dreamed of becoming an artist. She finally attained her dream, winning a scholarship to a famous art school and eventually creating one of the most beloved children's books of all time, Millions of Cats.
awards and reviews
A Junior Library Guild Selection
American Library Association (ALA): 2009 "Notable Book for Children"
Kirkus Reviews - *Starred review and one of the Best Children's Books of 2008
Publishers Weekly: *Starred review and Bookshelf interview by Sally Lodge, "Portrait of an Artist by a Like- Minded Artist"
School Library Journal: Interview by Jennifer M. Brown, "Deborah Kogan Ray on Wanda Gág: A Life in Art", and "What Makes an Artist?" by Judy Freeman
TeachingBooks.net: Deborah Kogan Ray's audio description of the creation of Wanda Gág: The Girl Who Lived to Draw
illustrations from the book
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