A decent enough art book for the young audiences, balanced on the creator concerned having works in the New York Met. But I struggle to rate this book as well as the previous one I saw, on Hokusai, purely because her work is of much less interest, and – as my ignorance would attest it – barely known or relevant outside the US. We get the same ideas about joining with the ethos and aesthetic and trying artworks out of our own, but with her haphazard career of art, quilting, narrative pieces and any combination of the above, I was at no time under the impression I would be following in the footsteps of a master. And yet it did just what the Hokusai book did – employ someone to mimic and represent the subject's style, give a perfectly snappy little biography and art appreciation primer. The rating is awkward here, therefore, because I will wake up in the morning not remembering who this person is, and that's not really the fault of those producing a book about her. I mean, four stars for the volume – it works as a really good and accessible piece to snap off the shelves at the Met. But I can't pretend the topic was worth that much.

This DK Artists Book is THE Perfect book for students to learn about Artist Faith Ringgold! Awesome reading material!
(Thanks to Net Galley, Sharna Jackson & DK for this Book).

I loved this book and it is perfect for young readers to get an introduction to Faith Ringgold - her work and the amazing things she did and is still doing!

I thought that this book was fun and informative, there were plenty of facts in the book and the images and photos used were brilliant - the book was well laid out, it was nice, bright and attractive too and her paintings are stunning, they really tell a story and the books covers what an inspirational lady Faith is

It is 5 stars from me for this one – very highly recommended!

This title is part of a series of children’s books by DK called, ‘What the artist saw’. A brilliant collection of stories that study the lives of different artists, historical and present day, and how their art came to be.

This edition focuses on the life of Faith Ringgold. I was aware of the artist having previously encountered her work, but knew nothing of her story and what propels her. I found this to be informative and a great entry point to finding out more about her life, works and inspiration.

I read this book with my daughter, aged 9, who found this really interesting. The layout and format of the book is very engaging and accessible. She read this book with fluency and just needed some words and concepts padded out with additional explanation. Whilst there is little writing on the page, the level of writing and concepts drawn out make it a Key Stage 2 appropriate reader.

The closing section was particularly enjoyed. It invites the reader to now use art to begin storytelling themselves by suggesting different activities to get us started. The inclusion of a glossary was useful too.

A great addition to this brilliant series. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for gifting me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

As an art educator I love this series of books and as I'm always trying to draw more attention to female and Black artists this is a very welcome addition to my library. The illustrations capture kids' attention and I love the activities dotted through the book which are great to be extended for use in workshops. Keep this series coming! I love them!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the advance copy in exchange for my honest feedback.