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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: On Sale October 10, 2017 Can you make a face as happy as a dancing hippo or as serious as a regal lion? Making a "playful face" sends dolphins leaping from the water, and a "frightening face" reveals a great big elephant that's terrified of a little mouse. While learning how different facial expressions connect with different feelings and concepts, young readers will be enchanted by how their participation generates a magical response at the turn of every page. Stretch those faces, and prepare to use your imagination, because some of them will be challenging, as will getting through the book without dissolving into giggles.  Born in Russia, Anya Kuvarzina always loved "testing out" various pens and pencils at her mother's stationery shop. She later moved to England at the age of 16, initially to study business, but was introduced to graphic arts almost by accident through an inspiring art tutor and decided to change her career path. After graduating from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Anya worked as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer, before moving to Cambridge where she now lectures in the Masters program in Art and Design at Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts. She also co-founded a mural painting collective, Top Stroke, designing window displays and collaborating on charity art projects in the Russian Urals. Her work has been exhibited in London and Cambridge. As a child, she read constantly, and was enchanted by the animal illustrations of Russian illustrator, Yevgeny Charushin. This is her first picture book. Children's / Facial Expressions / Emotions & Feelings POW! Kids Books madison@powerHouseBooks.com View web version |
