All I am saying is Hippie Nun. You need to read Matthew Burgess’s picture book to learn more!
Okay, I will also say that Make Meatballs Sing: The Life and Art of Corita Kent has really cool illustrations that are inspired by Kent and the style of the illustrators mix-media format. There are colors, shapes and all the ins and outs of what you would expect from Kent’s work and life. They are unqiueq detailed and there are hidden pieces of fun (the blue bird and the hot box of popcorn) are two that hide (sometimes in plain sight) on the page.
And I will say that author Burgess and illustrator Kara Kramer took a subject that I was unfamiliar with until recently, made the third book I read on the subject, and still I learned more about Sister Corita. Signs of Hope: The Revolutionary Art of Sister Corita Kent by Mara Rockliff and Melissa Sweet and Sister Corita’s Words and Shapes by Jeanette Winter introduced me and made me fall in love with learning more about the woman I affectionately call “The Hippie Nun.”
Of course the story tells the details of Kent’s life. And how they are presented is fresh even though I have heard them before. It is Kramer’s art that really makes things new. This is why I highly recommend reading all three books. Each one captures the spirit of Sister Corita, but each one by handling it slightly differently, makes each one a treat.
Signs of Hope is due in 2024, but this title and Sister Corita’s Words and Shapes are currently available, as well as a few titles about and by Corita Kent. 