(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Maxwell Newhouse. This biography of marginalized early twentieth-century Canadian artist Emily Carr reveals as much about the history of women artists' struggle for respectability as it does about Carr's own life story. Pen-and-ink sketches depicting scenes from Carr's life face full-color reproductions of Carr's own paintings, largely of Pacific landscapes and native themes. Timeline. Bib.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(1) 4-6 The life of Canadian artist Emily Carr receives an innovative treatment in this involving portrait. Debon, whose comic-book-like style is reminiscent of that of Raymond Briggs in painterly texture and emotional impact, uses dialogue balloons with handwritten text to tell the story. Information about the four paintings reproduced and referenced is included on the CIP page. This is an unusual and highly successful homage.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2004

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Pascal Milelli. Set in the 1900s and based on the life of Emily Carr, a Northwest Coast painter, the text is narrated by children who study drawing and painting with Miss Carr. Milelli's oil on canvas illustrations are appropriately painterly, allowing his darker underpaint colors to show through in flatter areas. The lack of plot probably won't matter to young artists or to teachers looking for historically accurate material about women painters.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson