Parrots, Pugs, and Pixie Dust: A Book about Fashion Designer Judith Leiber
Deborah Blumenthal$15.29
$17.99
This is a moving and impassioned picture book about iconic handbag designer Judith Leiber that will embolden young readers to use their imaginations and inspire the world with their own creativity At night, she took comfort
making handbags
with any scraps she could find.
Every purse she made
made her dreams come alive. Growing up in Budapest, Hungary, Judith Leiber drew inspiration from her father, who always brought back special handbags for her mother from wherever he traveled. After getting a job at a handbag house, she dreamt up designs that took her mind off her difficult life. World War II had broken out, and Judith and her family were Hungarian Jews facing persecution. At night, she would make handbags with any scraps she could find. She found her passion for fashion, and after the war ended, Judith immigrated to America. Here, she found her vision for her designs from preening peacocks, fanciful frogs donning gilded crowns, burgers and fries, and layer cake. She turned the ordinary into extraordinary handbags, designing creations unlike anything that had been seen before. This is an inspiring picture book about finding your passion and being creative from the same team behind Polka Dot Parade: The Story of Bill Cunningham
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Bee Books
Published: 09/17/2019
ISBN: 9781499808988
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.70w x 0.50d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2019
Booklist 06/01/2019 pg. 83
Shelf Awareness 10/04/2019
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 505926 / Parrots, Pugs, and Pixie Dust: A Book about Fashion Designer Judith Leiber
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5
making handbags
with any scraps she could find.
Every purse she made
made her dreams come alive. Growing up in Budapest, Hungary, Judith Leiber drew inspiration from her father, who always brought back special handbags for her mother from wherever he traveled. After getting a job at a handbag house, she dreamt up designs that took her mind off her difficult life. World War II had broken out, and Judith and her family were Hungarian Jews facing persecution. At night, she would make handbags with any scraps she could find. She found her passion for fashion, and after the war ended, Judith immigrated to America. Here, she found her vision for her designs from preening peacocks, fanciful frogs donning gilded crowns, burgers and fries, and layer cake. She turned the ordinary into extraordinary handbags, designing creations unlike anything that had been seen before. This is an inspiring picture book about finding your passion and being creative from the same team behind Polka Dot Parade: The Story of Bill Cunningham
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Bee Books
Published: 09/17/2019
ISBN: 9781499808988
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.70w x 0.50d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2019
Booklist 06/01/2019 pg. 83
Shelf Awareness 10/04/2019
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 505926 / Parrots, Pugs, and Pixie Dust: A Book about Fashion Designer Judith Leiber
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5