Summary
“This amusing picture book encourages imagination and individuality.” —Booklist
From the acclaimed author and illustrator of The Big Umbrella comes a delightful celebration of creativity and gumption about a girl and her panda that’s Calvin and Hobbes meets If You Give a Mouse a Cookie!
Sometimes when they say to draw a perfect circle, mine turn out a little wonky. I can draw a perfect fluffy cloud, a perfect scoop of ice cream,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781481451482 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1481451480 |
| Author: | Amy June Bates |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 447g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 279mm x 229mm |
| Audience Age: | 5-8 |
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Critics Review
“A celebration of imagination, creativity, and friendship.” – The Horn Book
“This amusing picture book encourages imagination and individuality.” – Booklist
“This book will leave readers feeling not only as though they have gained insight into the artist’s life, but that they have been given permission to color outside the lines themselves. Highly Recommended.” – School Library Connection
A girl narrates as she draws on a chalkboard wall in her room. She admits that when people tell her to make a perfect circle, it comes out “a little wonky.” And so, when drawing a panda, she scrawls masses of imperfect, overlapping loops until an undeniably panda-like figure emerges. Like Blackboard Bear in Martha Alexander’s long-running picture-book series, Panda steps down from the chalkboard and enters the child’s world. He becomes her ally in creative rebellion: “If they tell him to draw something pretty, he draws something pretty silly.” His playful spirit frees her to draw more intuitively. While the front endpapers offer step-by-step instructions for eight “perfect” drawing projects, such as “the perfect circle” and “the perfect panda,” the back endpapers feature the same projects overlaid with the girl’s drawings. Written in a conversational tone, the narrative captures the child’s satisfaction in making art her own way. The illustrations, created with colored pencil, watercolor, gouache, and pastel, express the spirit of the story beautifully. This amusing picture book encourages imagination and individuality. – Booklist * September 1, 2020 *
Amy June Bates
Amy June Bates is the author-illustrator of The Big Umbrella, When I Draw a Panda, The Welcome Home, and The Light Keepers. She is also the illustrator of the New York Times bestseller The Leadership Journey by Doris Kearns Goodwin; Sweet Dreams and That’s What I’d Do, both by singer-songwriter Jewel; Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan; Joey: The Story of Joe Biden by Dr. Jill Biden; and many others. She has three children and lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with her husband and her devilishly handsome Labrador, Mr. Mochi.
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