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'Iris Apfel' , by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara & Kristen Barnhart Title: Iris Apfel Author: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara Illustrator:  Kristen Barnhart Genre (s): Graphic Novel, Nonfiction, Children Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group Language: English  Publication Date: 24th August 2021 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank you to the author, the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. This new book in the collection Little People, Big Dreams talks about Iris Apfel , a vivacious and accidental fashion icon who grew up in New York . Iris grew up between fabrics and colors and patterns. She never dressed for anyone to see her, she dressed for herself, which is so important. The principal message in this biographical story is: be yourself just for yourself. Dress like you like, dress for you. Be you . She has a documentary, has written a book about herself,... "She dressed to express herself." She loves and admires her work . The illustrations are so fu...

  WRAP UP MAY 2021 - Part 2/2 Hey!  This is the second post of my May Wrap Up . So, I've read 19 books , and I've talked a bit about them on my last post .  On this post, I'll be talking about the rest nine books .  1. Murmuration,  by  Blake Auden Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Genre:  Poetry Language:  English (original & read) Publisher:  Independent Publishers Group Publication Date:  5th October 2021 Link to buy it on Amazon Independent Publishers Group and Edelweiss provided me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. I leave the links where I published my review: here , Goodreads and Instagram .  2. Ellipsis,  by  Adeola Juwon Gbalajobi Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Genre:  Poetry Language:  English (original & read) Publisher:  BooksGoSocial Publication Date:  5th June 2021 Link to buy it on Amazon BooksGoSocial and Netgalley  provided me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an ho...

' Michelle Obama' , by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara (writer) & Mia Saine (illustrator) Thank you to the authors, Frances Lincoln Children's Books (Quarto Group) and Edelweiss for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.  In this new installment of Litte People, Big Dreams , written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara, we can read about Michelle Obama's life .  It's a short , and illustrated biography about her infancy, her college years, and adulthood.  I really enjoyed it because Michelle Obama is one of the public figures I want to know more about.  The illustrator, Mia Saine, did a great job with the illustrations , which are so beautiful and lovely. I loved them!  In this book, we get to know more about Michelle Obama's life: how she became one of the most influential public figures around the world.  We get to know about how she became a lawyer, how she met her husband, Barack Obama, and how she supported Obama's campaign to become President of the...