Life Doesn't Frighten Me

Life Doesn't Frighten Me
EditorSara Jane Boyers
AuthorMaya Angelou
IllustratorJean-Michel Basquiat
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's picture book
Published1993
PublisherAbrams Books
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages40
ISBN9781419727481

Life Doesn't Frighten Me is a children's book by American writer Maya Angelou.[1] Originally released in 1993 by Stewart, Tabori, & Chang, the book was conceived and edited by Sara Jane Boyers. It combines a poem written by Angelou with illustrations by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.[2] Neither the poem nor the paintings were created specifically for children, yet their simplicity convey feelings to create a "brave, defiant" tale that "celebrates the courage within each of us, young and old."[3] For the 25th anniversary, Life Doesn't Frighten Me was re-released by Abrams Books in 2018.[4]

Reception

Reviewing the book, Publishers Weekly wrote:

Boyers, a TV producer and art collector, deserves a standing ovation for her performance in pairing Angelou's poem with abstract paintings by the late Basquiat…the proximity of Basquiat's edgy, streetwise pictures adds even greater power and authenticity to Angelou's refrain, "Life doesn't frighten me at all.'' Conversely, the affirming quality of the poem mediates Basquiat's disquieting urban images. Basquiat's first works were drawn onto the walls of Manhattan buildings, and the frenzied, sometimes angry compositions here have the rawness of graffiti. The reproductions invite close scrutiny, implicitly teaching the viewer a way of approaching contemporary art and reinforcing the tough beauty of the poem.[5]

References

  1. ^ Lupton, Mary Jane (2016). Maya Angelou: The Iconic Self, 2nd Edition: The Iconic Self. ABC-CLIO. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4408-3759-3.
  2. ^ Muse, Daphne (February 17, 2017). "Life Doesn't Frighten Me: Maya Angelou's Messages to Young Readers". KQED. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  3. ^ Kane, Ashleigh (January 10, 2018). "Maya Angelou and Basquiat made a book to help make life less frightening". Dazed. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  4. ^ Cutler, Jacqueline (February 7, 2018). "Angelou, Basquiat give perfect intro to poetry, art". NJ. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  5. ^ "Life Doesn't Frighten Me". Publishers Weekly.

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