Editorial Reviews

Sculptor Niki de Saint-Phalle’s love for children is evident in all of her work. Her tactile, viewer-friendly creations invite them in, not just to look but to touch and explore as well. This colorful introduction to her art features her fascinating Tarot Garden in Tuscany, where enormous, mythic sculptures offer visitors a chance to enter and become part of a work of art, and includes pictures of Queen Califia’s Magical Circle, the artist’s last sculpture garden which opened in October 2003 in San Diego, California. Niki’s World also focuses on the playful Stravinsky Fountain at the Pompidou Center, a kindergarten in Jerusalem, a children’s house in Belgium and excerpts from AIDS: You Can’t Catch It Holding Hands, her renowned book. In addition to exposing children to the larger-than-life possibilities of Niki’s works of art, this volume provides examples of the artist’s paintings, collages, assemblages, sculptures, and models.

Customer Reviews

Good intro to Niki de St. Phalle for 6-year-old girl, 2007-07-17
by E. Driver (Rhode Island, USA)

I bought this book to keep at my house for when my 6-year-old niece visits. She liked it so much that her mom bought another copy of it to keep at their house.

Niki for Kids, 2005-08-03
by LCSW (California, USA)

With beautiful photos of the range of Niki's work, this children's book enables both kids and adults to get an overview of Niki's work, especially her sculptures. This is the only book I have found that has pictures of her Escondido work-- it is a magical place and one can get a feel for it through this book.