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Maclear, Kyo

It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way

48 pp. | HarperCollins/Harper | October, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-244762-3 $17.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Julie Morstad. Japanese American artist Fujikawa (1908–1998) helped break the color barrier in picture books with her 1963 now-classic Babies. Maclear lucidly outlines a remarkable life of art and creativity, of struggle and perseverance. Growing up in California, Fujikawa "sometimes...felt invisible among her mostly white classmates." This feeling continued into adulthood and an art career in New York City, especially when her West Coast–based family was incarcerated in WWII internment camps. Morstad's illustrations effectively vary in style and coloring to match events. Timeline. Bib.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2019

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