Frida Never Gave Up and I Won’t Either
By Cece - 9 years - Ontario, Canada
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist. She was born on July 6th, 1907. When Frida was a little girl, she had polio. Frida had to spend months in bed. Frida recovered from polio, but her right leg became smaller than her left leg. She was able to go back to school, but people called her “peg leg” because of her smaller leg. As Frida grew, she would wear long dresses and lots of socks and a special shoe to hide her leg. Frida wanted to be a doctor and began her studies. One day on her way home from school Frida was in a bus accident. Frida had many broken bones and would spend a lot of time in bed just like when she was a little girl. Frida’s mother had an easel made for her to paint while laying in bed. Frida started to paint pictures of herself and decided she wanted to be an artist!
Frida became a famous artist. She painted herself, her country, her thoughts, and feelings. She painted one picture that said, “Viva la Vida” which means “Long Live Life”. Frida inspires me because her paintings are stories of Frida’s life, thoughts, and feelings. Frida never gave up when her life was tough and created paintings that were full of anger, sadness, pain, happiness, and love. Frida is inspiring to children because she painted herself in the moment she was in.
Books I have read about Frida Kahlo
Fabiny, S. (2009). Who Was Frida Kahlo? Penguin Workshp.
Sanchez Vegara, M. I. (2014). Frida Kahlo. Frances Lincoln Children’s Books.
