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Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli
40 pp.
| HarperCollins/Harper |
February, 2018 |
TradeISBN 978-0-06-244761-6$17.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Julie Morstad.
An imagined first-person voice, dotted with (sourced) quotations, introduces flamboyant Italian fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli. Beginning with her parents' harsh treatment of her, the narrative reveals a creative woman determined to leave a designing legacy with inventive, playful looks. The watercolor, gouache, and pencil-crayon illustrations depict how a dreary childhood "bloomed" into a color-filled life. An appended note says more about Schiaparelli's accomplishments. Reading list. Bib.