When her mother was worn out from caring for her five sisters, Frida Kahlo's father gave her lessons in brushwork and color. When polio kept her bedridden for nine months, drawing saved her from boredom. When a bus accident left her in unimaginable agony, her paintings expressed her pain and depress...

When her mother was worn out from caring for her five sisters, Frida Kahlo's father gave her lessons in brushwork and color. When polio kept her bedridden for nine months, drawing saved her from boredom. When a bus accident left her in unimaginable agony, her paintings expressed her pain and depression--and eventually, her joys and triumphs. Full-color illustrations.

Cuando su madre la deja a cargo de sus cinco hermanas, su padre la ense a a utilizar los pinceles y a colorear. Cuando una enfermedad la hace guardar cama durante meses, Frida dibuja para no aburrise. Cuando un accidente en autob s la sume en el dolor, Frida expresa su tristeza y depresi n en sus pinturas. Una y otra vez, durante toda su vida, Frida Kahlo utiliza el arte para expresar sus sentimientos. Jonah Winter y Ana Juan se asoman a la vida y la obra de esta gran pintora para ofrecerle un hermoso tributo con este maravilloso libro.