
Fine The Chosen Prince and Joplin, Wishing. Book Councilĭiane Stanely is the author and illustrator of beloved books for young readers, including The Silver Bowl, named a best book of the year by Kirkus Reviews and an ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice The Cup and the Crown The Princess of Cortova Saving Sky, winner of the Arab American Book Award Bella at Midnight, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year and an ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice The Mysterious Case of the Allbright Academy The Mysterious Matter of I. His long and difficult association with Pope Julius II yielded his greatest masterpiece, the radiant paintings in the Sistine Chapel, and his most disastrous undertaking, the monumental tomb that caused the artist frustration and heartache for forty years.Ĭhildren's Books 2000-NY Public Lib., Books for Youth Editor's Choice 2000 ( Booklist), Lasting Connections 2000 (Book Links), Best Books 2000 (School Library Journal), Top 10 Youth Art Books 2000 ( Booklist), and Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2001, National Council for SS & Child. He was obsessed with perfection and felt that everyone-from family members to his demanding patrons-took advantage and let him down. Michelangelo had a turbulent, quarrelsome life. With her thoroughly researched, lively narrative and superbly detailed illustrations, Diane Stanley has captured the life of the artist Michelangelo, who towered above the late Renaissance-and whose brilliance in architecture, painting, and sculpture amazes and moves us to this day.
