Caribbean Canvas

by Frané Lessac

Boyds Mills Press publishes a wide range of high-quality fiction and nonfiction picture books, chapter books, novels, and nonfiction

24 pages, Library Binding

Published October 1, 1994

About the author

Frané Lessac is an author and illustrator, having created beautiful illustrations for more than forty books. Frané’s first book My Little Island, was named a Children's Book of the Year by the Library of Congress, a compilation of her paintings from Montserrat. She has contributed her distinctive paintings to many picture books, including On the Same Day in March named Top Ten Science Books by ALA Booklist. The Donkey of Gallipoli, named an Honor Book for the Children’s Book Council’s Book of the Year Awards, Kirkus Review’s Best Books, CBC NTSS Books for Young People USA, and an USBBY Outstanding International Books. Her contribution to Amnesty International’s “We Are All Born Free” celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, has been translated into more than 30 languages and an USBBY Outstanding International Book. In 2010, Frané was awarded The Muriel Barwell Award for Distinguished Service to Children's Literature. She is married to children's author, Mark Greenwood, and they have collaborated on many children's books including is The Greatest Liar on Earth and Drummer Boy of John John. Frané constantly visits schools, libraries and festivals in Australia and overseas sharing the process of writing and illustrating books empowering both children and adults.

Reviews

[Petra X · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't think Frane Lessac ever went to art college; the charms of her paintings are of the lack of perspective and the fabulous, but very Caribbean, colours. She lived on Montserrat for a while and caught the rhythm of the life and the delightful, neat little wooden buildings. I used to go there quite a lot before the Soufriere Hills volcano covered a lot of the island in dust. Its all concrete now; no-one rebuilds the little wooden houses with red hip roofs.