![Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales, Photographed by Tim O'Meara [**]](https://thechroniclesofachildrensbookwriter.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/frida.jpg)
The doll/puppet portraits are visually stunning and definitely the selling point of this picture book. Another cool aspect is the bilingual aspect- even the author’s note (which has the actual non-fiction parts) is written in both English and Spanish.
Jason Chin has been recommended to me by a lot of our customers so I’ve been meaning to read his books and finally got around to it. And I am thrilled to have found such a great “new” writer/illustrator.
Gravity was my introduction to Jason Chin. His latest is also his shortest- and illustratively his weakest as well- but doesn’t diminish how enjoyable and informative it was.
Coral Reefs was a wonder of a book. I loved the fantasy element mixed in with all the fascinating facts!
Redwoods is another creative non-fiction type of picture book.
His storytelling style reminds me a bit of David Weisner’s.
I will definitely be recommending Jason Chin to others!
The Chronicles Of A Children's Book Writer - Earl Dizon 
Well, I guess I’ve just added 4 books to my list, Earl. The Frida book is not appealing to me because of the dolls, but if you say it’s good, I’ll be sure to find & read it. I still haven’t read Gravity, & also will look for his others. Thanks a lot for all!
Nice! I have read Gravity but didn’t realize there were others. Thanks for sharing.
I wasn’t overly excited by the Frida book. It didn’t feel like it gave me much information (though I agree the bilingual aspect was nice)
Jason Chin definitely has a unique style! I just picked up Frida from the library, I’m interested in starting it soon! Sounds like mixed reviews so far.
Gravity sounds absolutely perfect for our current reading theme – but looks like the library copies are all out (at least the one closest to my place). Will try my luck next week. 🙂 Frida looks gorgeous!