About the Author

Deborah Kogan Ray studied painting and printmaking at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including "I Have a Sister, My Sister Is Deaf" by Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. She lives in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania.

Reviews

"Evocative...Ray's delightful offering will be enjoyed by budding artists and biography fans...a useful adjunct to studies on art, artists, or Japan and its culture." -- Starred, "School Library Journal"

"Ray pays tribute to the prolific and influential artist who, she writes, first inspired her to become one, too . . . This brings both a uniquely gifted person and a historical period to life with cogent prose and evocative art." --Starred, "Kirkus Reviews"