No Horses in the House!: The Audacious Life of Artist Rosa Bonheur

by Mireille Messier (Author) Anna Bron (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Based on the incredible life of the pioneering, feminist and queer artist Rosa Bonheur, this charming story depicts Rosa's early years and her drive to fight for her dreams.

Rosa Bonheur loved to draw animals. She was good at it too! Unfortunately, in nineteenth-century France, girls were not allowed to be artists. But Rosa didn't let that stop her.

In this fictionalized account of her early life in Paris, Rosa studies art at home, bringing a menagerie of animals into the apartment to study up close. When she is kicked out of the horse market for sneaking in wearing boys clothing, Rosa must think creatively to challenge the rules in pursuit of her dream of becoming a world-class realist painter and artist.

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Readers will revel in the lifelike animal paintings...The artwork here sprawls beautifully across spreads, showing...a tiny but confident Rosa surrounded by naysayers as well as her beloved animals, potential creations swirling around the scenes as they pour from her mind.

Review quotes

★"Scenes unfold with cinematic flair...Bonheur's tenacity and determination will resonate with children, whether or not they're familiar with her art."—Quill & Quire, starred review

Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781459833524
Lexile Measure
550
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication date
March 20, 2023
Series
-
BISAC categories
JNF007010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Art
JNF053080 - Juvenile Nonfiction | LGBT
JNF053160 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JNF007150 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | LGBT
Library of Congress categories
France
Biographies
Juvenile works
Children's stories
Bonheur, Rosa
Women painters
Animal painters
Peintres animaliers
Femmes peintres

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