BookEarly ChildhoodElementaryArtist

Yayoi Kusama Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn't Sorry.

Fausto Gilberti

Why we picked it

This funny, irreverent book shows children that being different and thinking unconventionally can be an absolute superpower in the art world.

Our review

This creative and funny book shows children that being different can be a superpower. Yayoi Kusama’s fearless creativity encourages young readers to embrace their individuality and express themselves freely through art. For kids who love color, design, or thinking outside the box, her story is a joyful reminder that imagination has no limits—and that it’s okay to see the world in your own way.

Careers it connects to

Career pages on ImagineMyFuture that list this resource.

ArtistThe most successful professional artists develop an unmistakable signature style, and Kusama's dots prove that committing boldly to your unique vision is how artists build lasting careers.

About this book

From the product listing

A clever, quirky book about one of the world's most beloved contemporary artists - aimed at young readers and written from Kusama's point of view!

Yayoi Kusama covers her paintings in hundreds and hundreds of dots. Her dots come off her canvases to cover dresses, tables, walls, and more!

She creates mirrored rooms and fills them with glittering balls and lights, until there is an infinity of dots - just like in her paintings. Fausto Gilberti brings movement, life, and whimsy to the true life story of one of the most important contemporary Japanese artists of our time - an artist who is still dazzling museum- and gallery-goers around the globe today.

Resource details

Resource type: Book
Age ranges: Early Childhood, Elementary
Careers: Artist
Good for kids who are: Artistic, Realistic; Based on its careers · What is RIASEC?
Author: Fausto Gilberti

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