A stunning picture book biography about the tightrope walker who dazzled Paris as she danced across the sky with impeccable balance and unparalleled skill during the French Revolution.
LISA ROBINSON was born in Uganda to two Peace Corps volunteers who
would eventually become world-traveling diplomats. She has lived
all over the world, including Seattle, Dakar, London, and Moscow.
She and her family now call Massachusetts home, where Lisa spends
time at the local circus gym, flying through the air with aerial
silks. She is also the author of Pippa's Night Parade. Visit her at
author-lisa-robinson.com.
REBECCA GREEN is the illustrator of The Unicorn in the Barn and How
to Make Friends With a Ghost (which she also authored) which
Booklist called "a heartfelt lesson in kindness and caring." In
addition to working as an illustrator for children's books,
magazines and galleries, she also helps run The Warren, a studio in
Nashville that houses five working artists and hosts a variety of
community events. Some of her clients include HarperCollins,
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, The Wall Street Journal and Flow
Magazine. Visit her at myblankpaper.com.
“An excursion into a long-ago era, but the iron determination of
this story’s hero feels very modern.” —Publishers Weekly
"This celebration of an astonishing artist will fill readers with
wonder and, perhaps, the desire to join the
circus." —Booklist
"This riveting picture book biography shines both for Robinson’s
pitch-perfect readaloud text and Green’s mural-like artwork,
rendered in an age-muted palette of Revolutionary France’s red,
white, and blue.” —Bulletin
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