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Little People, Big Dreams in one spot

Little People, BIG DREAMS: Treasury: 50 Stories of Brilliant Dreamers by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and various illustrators

September 2, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do you think that when Mozart was first performing, people realized they were living at the same time as someone who would have a centuries long influence on music? Do you think someone heard Freddie Mercury sing and said, “That boy is going to live forever?” Or did they realize they were walking on the Earth along with Neil Armstrong? It was not until recently that I realized Salvador Dali and I were breathing the same air!  Not to mention, I was living at the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: Albert Einstein, art, Beatrix Potter, bob marley, civil rights, David Hockney, Dolly Parton, fashion, Louis Braille, Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and various illustrators, Michael Jordan, music, Nelson Mandela, Rihanna, Rosa Parks, Simone Biles, Stan Lee, Stephen Spielberg, Taylor Swift, various illustrators, Virginia Woolf, Vivienne Westwood, Yayoi Kusama

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:260 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: Albert Einstein, art, Beatrix Potter, bob marley, civil rights, David Hockney, Dolly Parton, fashion, Louis Braille, Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and various illustrators, Michael Jordan, music, Nelson Mandela, Rihanna, Rosa Parks, Simone Biles, Stan Lee, Stephen Spielberg, Taylor Swift, various illustrators, Virginia Woolf, Vivienne Westwood, Yayoi Kusama ·
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Losing Oneself in Art

Infinity Net: The Autobiography of Yayoi Kusama by Yayoi Kusama

March 23, 2025 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Yayoi Kusama is one of the most prolific and successful artists of our time. This Japanese born creative genius was a major force on the New York art scene in the sixties, producing interactive installations, performance pieces, and a variety of other artistic offerings. Yet most people are probably more familiar with her contemporaries, like Andy Warhol. In this autobiography published in 2002 (English translation in 2012), Kusama provides some information about her childhood and upbringing, but this is mostly the story of her art […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Featured Tagged With: autobiography, cbr17, ElCicco, Infinity Net, non fiction, Yayoi Kusama

ElCicco's CBR17 Review No:9 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Featured · Tags: autobiography, cbr17, ElCicco, Infinity Net, non fiction, Yayoi Kusama ·
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Art Show

Jackson Pollock Splashed Paint and Wasn’t Sorry by Fausto Gilberti

Yves Klein painted Everything Blue and Wasn’t Sorry by Fausto Gilberti

Banksy Graffitied Walls and Wasn’t Sorry by Fausto Gilberti

September 3, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Fausto Gilberti has a (currently) four book series of modern artists. These contemporary people are profiled in a simple, hit the highlights manner. The cover of each one tells you all you need to know about the artwork that is inside. Gilberti has their own style they use to help give you a look into people like Banksy, Jackson Pollock, Yves Klein, and Yayoi Kusama.  I recently read the Pollock, Klein, and Banksy books. I think I have seen Yayoi Kusama Covered Everything in Dots […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: art, artists, Banksy, Fausto Gilberti, Graffit artists, Jackson Pollock, painting, Yayoi Kusama, Yves Klein

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:274 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: art, artists, Banksy, Fausto Gilberti, Graffit artists, Jackson Pollock, painting, Yayoi Kusama, Yves Klein ·
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