A Life Made by Hand author-Barbara Sandri ILLUSTRATED BY ARTIST RICHARD BAKER:

ILLUSTRATED BY ARTIST RICHARD BAKER: Painter Richard Baker works within the genre of still life while incorporating landscape and portraiture in non-traditional ways

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her books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages

Many of them give way—and with visible joy—to the power of fantasy in a mesmerizing array of realistic and imaginary forms

A Life Made by Hand author-Barbara Sandri ILLUSTRATED BY ARTIST RICHARD BAKER:"I was struck by how beautifully D'Aquino's renderings capture the spirit of Asawa's work." The New York Times Book Review "Through this picture book contribution, not only will Asawa's art reach a new audience, but her artistic practice will inspire the next generation of creative minds to express themselves with handmade art. A worthwhile addition to picture book collections everywhere." Booklist Ruth Asawa (1926 2013) was an influential and award