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AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS by KALMAN MAIRA
Category: unmapped
With her trademark style, wit, sensitivity, and spontaneity, Maira Kalman guides a whirlwind tour of American democracy. "And the Pursuit of Happiness" is beloved artist and author Maira Kalman's yearlong investigation of democracy and how it works. Energized and inspired by the 2008 elections, on inaug ...Show more
Ah-Ha to Zig-Zag - 31 Objects from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum by Maira Kalman
Category: Picture Books
Maira Kalman's exuberant illustrations and humorous commentary bring design history to life in this inspired ABC book that celebrates thirty-one objects from the Cooper Hewitt, in time for its long-awaited reopening. A. Ah-ha! There you Are. begins Maira Kalman's joyfully illustrated romp through the tr ...Show more
American Utopia by David Byrne; Maira Kalman
Category: Art and Design
A joyful collaboration between old friends David Byrne and Maira Kalman, American Utopia offers readers an antidote to cynicism, bursting with pathos, humanism, and hope--featuring his words and lyrics brought to life with more than 150 of her colorful paintings. The text is drawn from David Byrne's Am ...Show more
Beloved Dog by Maira Kalman
Category: Art and Design
"Maira Kalman, with wit and great sensitivity, reveals why dogs bring out the best in us"Maira Kalman + Dogs = BlissDogs have lessons for us all. In" Beloved Dogs," renowned artist and author Maira Kalman illuminates our cherished companions as only she can. From the dogs lovingly illustrated in her acc ...Show more
Cake by Maira Kalman + Barbara Scott-Goodman
Category: Food and Drink
With great style, wit, and joy, Maira Kalman and Barbara Scott-Goodman celebrate their favorite dessert. In Cake, renowned artist and author Maira Kalman and food writer Barbara Scott-Goodman bring us a beautifully illustrated book dedicated to their mutual love of cakes. Kalman's enchanting illustratio ...Show more
Fireboat by Maira Kalman
Category: Children's | Series: Picture Puffin Books (Paperback)
This is the inspiring true story of the John J. Harvey -- a retired New York City fireboat reinstated on September 11, 2001. Originally launched in 1931, the Harvey was the most powerful fireboat of her time. After the September 11 attacks, with fire hydrants at Ground Zero inoperable and the Hudson Riv ...Show more
Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey by Maira Kalman
Category: Picture Books
A portion of the proceeds from Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey will be donated to the Twin Towers Orphan Fund. For more information or to make a donation, please visit http: //www.ttof.org.This is the inspiring true story of the John J. Harvey--a retired New York City fireboat rein ...Show more
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual (Illustrated ed.) by POLLAN MICHAEL KALMAN MAIRA
Category: Politics
Michael Pollan and Maira Kalman come together to create an enhanced "Food Rules" for hardcover, now beautifully illustrated and with even more food wisdom. Michael Pollan's definitive compendium, "Food Rules," is here brought to colorful life with the addition of Maira Kalman's beloved illustrations. ...Show more
Hey Willy, See The Pyramids by Maira Kalman
Category: Picture Books | Series: NYRB CHILDRENS SERIES
As a brother and sister imagine their bedtime stories, Maira Kalman paints a fantastic picture of the creative world of children. Full of wild invention, peopled by characters familiar and outlandish, it is a world of wonders. Full-color illustrations.
Hurry Up and Wait by Maira Kalman
Category: Art and Design
Hurry Up and Wait, the second volume in a new series of collaborations between artist Maira Kalman, author Daniel Handler (a.k.a. Lemony Snicket), and The Museum of Modern Art, New York, is a whimsical collection of images that capture people in motion or not. In snapshots by the likes of Lee Friedlande ...Show more
MAX IN HOLLYWOOD BABY by KALMAN MAIRA
Category: Children's | Series: Viking Kestrel picture books
Enter Max. Dreamer. Poet. Dog. In this rollicking madcap tale, Max and his dazzling Dalmation bride take off to direct a move in Hollywood.