Category Archives: Art

Where’s My Cat? by Seymour Chwast

Posted on May 16, 2022 by kyurenka

            Where’s My Cat? by Seymour Chwast, minediton, 2022. 9781662650697 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? This extraordinary book, appearing quite simple, is anything … Continue reading →

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Little Pea’s Drawing School by Davide Cali, illustrated by Sébastien Mourrain

Posted on May 16, 2022 by susanh579

Little Pea’s Drawing School by Davide Cali, illustrated by Sébastien Mourrain. Milky Way Picture Books, c2021, 2022. 9781990252075 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review)  5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book: … Continue reading →

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Ablaze With Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas by Jeanne Walker Harvey, illustrated by Loveis Wise

Posted on May 1, 2022 by susanh579

Ablaze With Color : A Story of Painter Alma Thomas by Jeanne Walker Harvey, illustrated by Loveis Wise. HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2022. 9780063021891 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Biography What did … Continue reading →

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Slip by Marika McCoola, illustrated by Aatmaja Panda

Posted on April 13, 2022 by susanh579

Slip by Marika McCoola, illustrated by Aatmaja Panda. Algonquin Young Readers, 2022. 9781616207892  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Paperback graphic novel Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Jade, an … Continue reading →

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Drawing Outdoors by Jairo Buitrago, illustrated by Rafael Yockteng

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

Drawing Outdoors by Jairo Buitrago, illustrated by Rafael Yockteng. Translated by Elisa Amado. Greystone Kids, 2022. 9781771648479 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Fantasy picture book What did you like about the book? … Continue reading →

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Pippin Paints a Portrait by Charlotte Mei

Posted on March 19, 2022 by susanh579

Pippin Paints a Portrait by Charlotte Mei. Cicada, c2021, 2022. 9781800660144 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  Pippa, a small gray dog in a … Continue reading →

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Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi

Posted on March 3, 2022 by susanh579

Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi. Alred A. Knopf, 2022. 9780593309032 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Magical realism What did you like about the book?  Bitter lives at Eucalyptus, an art school presided … Continue reading →

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A Kunwinjku Counting Book by Felicity Wright,  illustrated by Gabriel Maralngurra

Posted on February 22, 2022 by susanh579

A Kunwinjku Counting Book by Felicity Wright,  illustrated by Gabriel Maralngurra. Enchanted Lion, 2022. 9781592703562 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  Ostensibly a counting … Continue reading →

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A Walk in the Words by Hudson Talbott

Posted on February 9, 2022 by susanh579

A Walk in the Words by Hudson Talbott. Nancy Paulsen Books, 2021. 9780399548710 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? This wonderfully illustrated tale of a … Continue reading →

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History of Western Art in Comics, Part Two: From the Renaissance to Modern Art by Marion Augustin,  illustrated by Bruno Heitz

Posted on December 29, 2021 by susanh579

History of Western Art in Comics, Part Two: From the Renaissance to Modern Art by Marion Augustin,  illustrated by Bruno Heitz, translated by George L. Newman. Holiday House, c2017, 2021. 9780823446476 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred … Continue reading →

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