{"product_id":"make-meatballs-sing-by-matthew-burgess-9781592703166","title":"Make Meatballs Sing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeeply influenced by her religious beliefs and fired up by the social justice causes of her day, artist, designer, and educator Corita Kent was a nun like no other!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 2022 Bologna Ragazzi Award Amazing Bookshelf Selection\u003cbr\u003e\nA 2022 ALA Notable Children's Book\u003cbr\u003e\nA\u003c\/em\u003e Booklist \u003cem\u003eEditors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2021\u003cbr\u003e\nA Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books of 2021\u003cbr\u003e\nA\u003c\/em\u003e Marginalian\u003cem\u003e (formerly \u003c\/em\u003eBrain Pickings\u003cem\u003e) Loveliest Children's Book of 2021\u003cbr\u003e\nA Bank Street College of Education Best Book of 2022, of Outstanding Merit\u003cbr\u003e\nNominated for a 2021 Ezra Jack Keats Writing Award\u003cbr\u003e\nFeatured in the 2021 Society of Illustrators Original Art Exhibition\u003cbr\u003e\nA 2021 NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended Book for Children's Nonfiction\u003cbr\u003e\nA\u003c\/em\u003e Booklist \u003cem\u003eTop Ten Arts Books for Youth of 2021\u003cbr\u003e\nA CCBC (Cooperative Children's Book Center)\u003c\/em\u003e Choices \u003cem\u003eBest Children's Book, 2022\u003cbr\u003e\nStars from Booklist, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and more!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCorita Kent (1918-1986) lived a remarkable life as an artist, educator, nun, and activist. Unapologetically holding true to herself and her beliefs, Corita spread a powerful message of love, hope, and justice with her work, as it evolved from figurative and religious art, to serigraphs incorporating the sacred and the ordinary, to a sparser, more introspective style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis timely story will draw readers into the life of a singular woman whose work and commitment invite us all to seek joy in the everyday, to observe the world with open eyes, and to question and see beyond the existing frameworks of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThoughtfully written by Matthew Burgess and vibrantly illustrated by Kara Kramer, this beautiful biography, made in close collaboration with the Corita Art Center, includes reproductions of Corita's works, a chronology, and author and illustrator notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47486801576172,"sku":"9781592703166","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/c441c04f937b16793928e13b04cd6a7d.jpg?v=1775778899","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/make-meatballs-sing-by-matthew-burgess-9781592703166","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}