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| Wanda Gag: The Girl Who Lived to Draw | 
 enlarge | Author: Deborah Kogan Ray
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 304781
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 9.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 0670062928
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.642092
EAN: 9780670062928
ASIN: 0670062928
Publication Date: October 2, 2008
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Wanda Gag (pronounced Gog) is well known as the author and illustrator of Millions of Cats, one of the best-loved childrens books ever published. But not many people know how interesting and inspiring her life was. Following in the footsteps of her beloved artist father, Wanda led an idyllic childhood, drawing and listening to old-world fairy tales. But when her father died, it was teenage Wanda who worked hard to keep her seven younger siblings fed, clothed, and laughing. She never lost sight of her love of art, however, and her tremendous willpower won her a coveted scholarship to the Art Students League in New York City and then led to a gallery show of her artworkwhere an editor of childrens books got an idea for a book. The rest, as they say, is history!
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Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children October 7, 2008
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Wanda Hazel Gag, the oldest of seven children in a happy home, delighted in watching her talented father paint in his studio and hearing her worldly mother tell German fairy tales at bedtime. Wanda had already developed a passion and talent for drawing at a young age, and she dreamed of going to art school. Unfortunately her Papa contracted tuberculosis, and Wanda had no choice but to drop out of high school for a while so she could help her Mama with childcare and housework. The family fell into poverty when Papa died and Mama struggled with exhaustion, leaving Wanda, at the age of fifteen, as the primary breadwinner.
Just as Wanda lived to draw, she also drew to live, and earnings from art competitions, craft sales, and publications helped to supplement the family's meager welfare payments. Despite the difficult times, Wanda pushed herself to finish high school. Her dream to study art came true with a full scholarship at a Minnesota art school, an opportunity she could pursue now that two of her siblings were old enough to support the family.
Wanda prospered as an artist and earned critical acclaim for her watercolors, drawings, and lithographs. She also gained notice from a children's book editor, who asked her in 1928 to write a story. The resulting project, Millions of Cats, won a Newbery Honor for its unique text and illustrations, and it set a new standard for children's picture books. Wanda Gag: The Girl Who Lived to Draw does a superb job in combining lessons of artistic creativity with economic hardship; this book is sure to inform and entertain a wide readership.
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