Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire

by Amy Guglielmo

Other authorsJacqueline Tourville (Author), Brigette Barrager (Illustrator)

Hardcover, 2017

Status

Available

Genres

Nonfiction

Publication

Atheneum Books for Young Readers (2017), Edition: Illustrated, 48 pages

Description

From her imaginative childhood to her career as an illustrator, designer, and animator for Walt Disney Studios, Mary wouldn't play by the rules. At a time when studios wanted to hire men and think in black and white, Mary painted twinkling emerald skies, peach giraffes with tangerine spots, and magenta horses that could fly.

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Rating

(19 ratings; 4.1)

User reviews

LibraryThing member melodyreads

Oh, my goodness! Another picture book biography about someone I never heard of, but she created one of Disney's most iconic rides ...

Thanks to author and illustrator who created this bold book!!

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LibraryThing member sweetiegherkin

This picture book tells the story of Mary Blair, a visionary artist who was one of the first females to work at Walt Disney Studios and was responsible for Disneyland's iconic "It's a Small World" ride. This delightful book focuses on Mary's lifelong love of bright, vibrant colors and how she

brought that to her artistic work. The text is straightforward but pleasingly poetic, even with a lack of rhymes. Meanwhile, the artwork is understandably bright -- brilliantly popping off the pages with a variety of hues and shades. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and so did my 7-year-old niece, who asked to hear it repeatedly and later retold the story to others.

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LibraryThing member LibrarianRyan

This picture book biography is lacking in biography. It starts out interesting, but it takes so long to list various colors it deadens the rest of the story. The artwork is great, and the authors note at the end was way more informative than the pages of the book. I like this book, but it

could’ve been done better.

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