A Portrait in Poems: The Storied Life of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas
Evie Robillard, illustrated by Rachel Katstaller
Presented in second-person free verse, this picture-book biography explores Gertrude Stein’s life in early twentieth-century Paris with her partner, Alice B. Toklas. It considers Stein’s writing, art collection, and the Salon associated with her home at 27 rue de Fleurus. Stein’s brother Leo lived there as well, before Toklas joined the household. Poems include excerpts that give a sense of Stein’s distinctive writing style. Gouache and colored-pencil illustrations evoke the pair’s surroundings, including the paintings that filled their home.
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