Art
by Patrick McDonnell
ISBN: 9780316114912
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Art is really the centerpiece of this inventive picture book by a New Jersey author. A young boy named Art has a passion for art, of course. He paints, he splotches, he draws, he squiggles, and he creates with abandon and verve. The simple rhyming text draws in readers from the opening lines: "This is Art. And this is art. Art and his art. Can you tell them apart?" The illustrations show Art, a young boy wearing a backward baseball cap, with all types of art, from a Jackson Pollack-style splash, to zigzag lines reminiscent of Crockett Johnson's Harold and the Purple Crayon, to a double-page spread of Art and his dog zooming off to space. The cartoon-style pictures coupled with the joyous text is sure to send youngsters running for their own crayons and paints, and the deceptively simple story includes enough word play and humor to engage older listeners. Art offers readers an explosion of creative ideas and encourages them to use their own imaginations. This is a perfect tie-in to the 2009 Summer Reading theme.
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