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Gr 1-4 Warhola, nephew of the artist Andy Warhol (who dropped the "a" from his last name early in his career), recounts his family's relationship with his famous uncle. Several times a year, he, his siblings, and his parents surprised Andy and his mother with a visit to their home in New York City. Warhol's house, always crammed with all kinds of things, including 25 cats, was a giant playground for the children. But the author's mother considered the place an untamed mess. To her "Gee, Andy, when you going to get rid of ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Whenever seven-year-old Jamie and his family visit his eccentric uncle Andy in New York City, they go to a child's paradise: a four-story house so filled with junk that it's "just like a giant amusement park." Uncle Andy assures them, however, that his junk is art. And you'd better believe it, because Uncle Andy is Andy Warhol. In his debut as a writer, James Warhola uses a conversational style and childlike precision to describe one particular visit in 1962, when Warhol had recently made the transition from illustrator to fine artist. The watercolor illustrations are full of details (count...Log In or Sign Up to Read More