Uncle Andy's: A Faabbbulous Visit with Andy Warhol

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Synopsis:

About the Author

What Our Readers Are Saying

Add a comment for a chance to win!

Average customer rating based on 1 comment:

Jennifer Starkman, July 7, 2007 (view all comments by Jennifer Starkman)
Uncle Andy?s is a rare find?a non-fiction children?s book that reads like a weird and wonderful fictional tale. This is the first book written by Andy Warhol?s nephew, James Warhola, an artist in his own right who has illustrated a number of other popular children?s books. The story takes the reader right into the middle of the day-to-day life of one of the most famous artists of modern times, allowing us to see him not just at arm?s length, but from the perspective of a little boy for whom Warhol was just his always-amusing ?Uncle Andy?.
The tale of visits to Uncle Andy?s is bookended with descriptions of the author?s home life in New Jersey with his father (a sometime junkman who, like his often use things he found in the junkyards to create ?works of art? in his yard at home), mother, and six siblings. Juxtaposed with this, and interspersed with comments about the very traditional, family-oriented paternal grandmother who lived with Warhol in his famous New York City ?Factory,? Uncle Andy?s provides children with a great view not only of Warhol the famous artist, but of his roots and the family which produced this enigmatic artist.
The story is a little bit long for very young children, but is written in a very straightforward, easy-to-understand style, with lots of amusing detail, and great, colourful illustrations (many of them covering entire two-page spreads from) which greatly enhance the story. The exhaustively detailed pictures can also serve to help younger children follow what is going on, as was the case with one preschooler I know who was thrilled to be able to follow along visually as she listened to the story. Uncle Andy?s is a great introduction to art & artists for children who are still a little bit too young for the drier prose of most non-fiction picture books on these subjects.

Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(0 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)

report this comment

Product Details

ISBN:

9780399238697

Author:

Warhola, James

Publisher:

Putnam Publishing Group

Location:

New York

Subject:

General

Subject:

Artists

Subject:

Art - General

Subject:

Family - Multigenerational

Subject:

Children's 4-8 - Biography / Autobiography

Subject:

Biography & Autobiography - Art

Subject:

Warhol, Andy

Subject:

Family - General

Subject:

Family

Subject:

Children s Young Adult-Biography

Edition Description:

Hardback - picture book

Series Volume:

no. 503/504

Publication Date:

20030331

Binding:

HARDCOVER

Grade Level:

from P up to AND UP

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

32

Dimensions:

11.34x8.78x.32 in. .80 lbs.

Children's Book Type:

Picture / Wordless

Age Level:

04-08