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Make Meatballs Sing: The Life & Art of Corita Kent
Matthew Burgess
Illustrator: Kara Kramer
Ages: 6+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
ISBN: 978-1-59270-316-6
Keywords: social activism, nuns, artists
Starting as Sister Mary Corita and then leaving her order, the artist used her talents as a silkscreen maker to speak out for social causes. Brightly-colored naive illustrations. Back matter.