The Art Lesson
$21.37
- Paperback
32 pages
- Release Date
21 December 2001
Summary
This modern classic celebrates the individuality in all of us and the joy of artistic expression.Tommy knows he wants to be an artist when he grows up. He can’t wait to get to school and have real art lessons. When Tommy gets to school and finds out that the art lessons are full of “rules”, he is surprised and dismayed. How the wise art teacher finds a way to give Tommy the freedom to create and stay within the “rules” makes a wonderfully perceptive picture book about growing up and keeping o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780698115729 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0698115724 |
| Author: | Tomie dePaola |
| Publisher: | Putnam Publishing Group,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Putnam Publishing Group,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 21 December 2001 |
| Weight: | 123g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 203mm x 3mm |
| Series: | Paperstar Book |
| Audience Age: | 2-5 |
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Critics Review
★”DePaola’s well-honed, color drenched artwork…is warmly appealing; a deceptively simple approach underscored by pure craft.” — Booklist, starred review
“Inventive and revealing, dePaola provides a lyrical blend of text and art. This is an inspired and childlike offering, perhaps one of dePaola’s best.” —Publishers Weekly
“The perennial conflict between Individual and Authority, or between Artist and Society, lies beneath this anecdote, and it’s gratifying to see the small non-conformist accommodated. Everyone can enjoy dePaola’s gentle autobiographical evocation of a loving family and a happy obsession.” — School Library Journal
“Illustrated with sympathy and humor, this autobiographical story makes a vital point.” —Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Tomie dePaola
Best known for his award-winning picture book Strega Nona and for the 26 Fairmount Avenue series of chapter books, Tomie dePaola is one of the most prolific and beloved author/illustrators in the field of children’s literature.
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