Twenty-five years and hundreds of books later, she has worked with authors, agents, packagers, publishers, book stores, toy companies, and film studios, including Cameron + Company (LOVE IS A TUTU LOVE IS A TRUCK LOVE IS A BALL) Creative Editions (EGG SEASHELL CORAL), Disney Press, Ever After Studio, Harcourt (MARY POPPINS), MoMa (ROOTS AND WINGS, co-written with artist Shahzia Sikander) National Geographic Kids Paper Hat Press, Pixar (THREE LITTLE WORDS), and Princeton Architectural Press. Amy is represented by Caryn Wiseman of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.Īmy began making books at Chronicle Books in San Francisco. And THE POET AND THE BEES, illustrated by Jessica Love, will follow in 2025 from Viking. IF YOU WANT TO RIDE A HORSE, illustrated by Gael Abary, will be published in 2024 by Chronicle Books. Kahlo's feelings of smallness next to Rivera, which Novesky and Diaz repeat in the text and illustrations whether through the description of a painting Kahlo does in which she is a small bird resting on the arm of Rivera, who is portrayed as an elephant, or in the changing size of Kahlo on the pages of Me, Frida.Amy Novesky is an author and book editor. Her award-winning picture books include GIRL ON A MOTORCYCLE CLOTH LULLABY, THE WOVEN LIFE OF LOUISE BOURGEOIS ME, FRIDA GEORGIA IN HAWAII IMOGEN, THE MOTHER OF MODERNISM AND THREE BOYS and MISTER AND LADY DAY. Initially, this journey is a challenge for Kahlo had never left Mexico before. In 1930, newly married Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera were living in Coyoacán, Mexico when a telegram arrived inviting Rivera to travel to San Francisco to create murals for the city. The pain, tragedy and disappointments of her life that are the subject matter of much of her work seem like difficult subject matter for a picture book, but with Me, Frida, Novesky has found an aspect of her life story to share with young readers that is relevant and comprehensive, serving as a fine introduction to the life of this artist and icon. Kahlo's paintings are captivating and autobiographical in ways that sometimes overshadowed her accomplisments as an artist.

Me, Frida, written by Amy Novesky and illustrated by David Diaz was originally published in hardcover in 2010 and is just now coming out in paperback.

Me frida by amy novesky