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No. of pages 40

Published: 2018

Great for age 5-8 years

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Creativity, the power of imagination, and the importance of self-expression are celebrated in this inspiring picture book written and illustrated by real-life best friends.This girl is determined to express herself! If she can't draw her dreams, she'll sculpt or build, carve or collage. If she can't do that, she'll turn her world into a canvas. And if everything around her is taken away, she'll sing, dance, and dream...Stunning mixed media illustrations, lyrical text, and a breathtaking gatefold conjure powerful magic in this heartfelt affirmation of art, imagination, and the resilience of the human spirit.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published in 2018 by Little, Brown & Company .

Mike Curato has the fortune of possessing a designer's brain, an illustrator's heart, and an artist's vision. You can find him on any given day walking around the city eating a cupcake (or thinking about it). Samantha Berger is a former editor at Scholastic Books and VP of Animation Extra Content at Nickelodean. She has written over seventy books, including Martha Doesn't Share and Martha Doesn't Say Sorry. She lives in New York with her dog Polly Pocket.

 

*"A testament to the power of an imaginative mind. ...This extraordinary book will make it hard for any child reader to settle for the mundaneness of reality."

 

--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

 

 

"Curato's collages, featuring ink, pencil, acrylics, and more, make beautiful backdrops that pop, contrast, and fill each spread with life. What's more, Berger's inspiring message...uplifts and demonstrates the unstoppable spirit of creativity. ...[Y]oung artists will come away connected and affirmed."--Booklist

 

"Curato's collaged and found-object illustrations meet the creative challenges [Berger's] text all but demands with moments of giddy inventiveness."--Publishers Weekly

 

 

"This inspirational read-aloud provides ample opportunity for discussion and creation from beginning to end."

 

--School Library Journal

 

 

"A true celebration of creativity and art in all its forms."--Brightly

 

"The mixed-media illustrations fully communicate the glory of artistic passion."

 

--School Library Connection

 

 

A Bank Street College Best Children's Book of 2018

 

An Atlanta Parent Magazine Best Book of 2018

 

A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2018

 

2019 International Literacy Association/Children's Book Council Children's Choices List