Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about Iris Apfel, the style icon and beloved tastemaker known for her eclectic eyewear! Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers!

This Little Golden Book about Iris Apfel—businessperson, interior designer, and fashion icon who captivated the world with her colorful and unique style—is an inspiring read-aloud for young children.

Look for more Little Golden Book biographies:
 • Misty Copeland
 • Frida Kahlo
 • Bob Ross
 • Queen Elizabeth II
 • Harriet Tubman
Deborah Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and nutritionist who writes children's books and adult novels. She has been a regular contributor to The New York Times (including four years as The New York Times Magazine beauty columnist) and a home design columnist for Long Island Newsday. Her health, fitness, beauty, travel, and feature stories have appeared widely in many other newspapers and national magazines, including The Washington PostThe Los Angeles TimesCosmopolitanWoman's DayFamily CircleSelf, and Vogue. Blumenthal’s books include Fat ChanceWhat Men Want, and Fat Camp, among many others. She lives in Houston, Texas. View titles by Deborah Blumenthal
ELLEN SURREY is an illustrator based in Los Angeles. In 2014, she graduated with distinction from the Art Center College of Design. She grew up in L.A., and her clients include the New Yorker, Google, the Wall Street Journal, and the Hollywood Reporter. She is the illustrator of Iris Apfel: A Little Golden Book Biography. View titles by Ellen Surrey
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Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about Iris Apfel, the style icon and beloved tastemaker known for her eclectic eyewear! Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers!

This Little Golden Book about Iris Apfel—businessperson, interior designer, and fashion icon who captivated the world with her colorful and unique style—is an inspiring read-aloud for young children.

Look for more Little Golden Book biographies:
 • Misty Copeland
 • Frida Kahlo
 • Bob Ross
 • Queen Elizabeth II
 • Harriet Tubman

Author

Deborah Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and nutritionist who writes children's books and adult novels. She has been a regular contributor to The New York Times (including four years as The New York Times Magazine beauty columnist) and a home design columnist for Long Island Newsday. Her health, fitness, beauty, travel, and feature stories have appeared widely in many other newspapers and national magazines, including The Washington PostThe Los Angeles TimesCosmopolitanWoman's DayFamily CircleSelf, and Vogue. Blumenthal’s books include Fat ChanceWhat Men Want, and Fat Camp, among many others. She lives in Houston, Texas. View titles by Deborah Blumenthal
ELLEN SURREY is an illustrator based in Los Angeles. In 2014, she graduated with distinction from the Art Center College of Design. She grew up in L.A., and her clients include the New Yorker, Google, the Wall Street Journal, and the Hollywood Reporter. She is the illustrator of Iris Apfel: A Little Golden Book Biography. View titles by Ellen Surrey

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