| Title | : | Art |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 031611491X |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780316114912 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 |
| Publication | : | Published April 12, 2006 |
Art Reviews
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This is a delightful story about Art, who loves to make art. The interplay between words and illustrations is such a treat, "This is Art" (an illustration of the boy). "And this is art" (illustration of a work of art). "Art's art" and so on. A joyous celebration of art, childhood, imagination and feeling completely and utterly free to create without judgment. And the ending is so sweet! Love this book.
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This is Art.
And this is art.
Can you tell them apart?
I love the way this book uses "art" (drawing, painting, etc.) and Art (a young boy) interchangeably.
The text is very clever and sweet (as is the lovely ending!) and the artwork is fun and cute (the dream!!!).
Sometimes the simple things are just as sweet - this is a perfect example. -
This book is reminiscent of so many art & children books, including
Ish and
The Dot by
Peter H. Reynolds, and even
The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics by
Norton Juster (which really is different, I suppose) and the very famous classic
Harold and the Purple Crayon by
Crockett Johnson. And, I know I’m forgetting at least two, and probably many more that I’ve read within the last couple of years that are unfortunately not coming to mind at the moment. They’re all wonderful books and this is another terrific book about kids and art, in this case Art and art.
Art is a boy who makes art. And the author-illustrator has fun with this word play throughout the book.
I love how the story shows the joy and playfulness and wild abandon kids bring to making art. It’s a joyous and sweet story, particularly the end.
This may be one of those books though, that adults love because it reminds them of childhood or some of what they cherish about the children in their lives, but I think young kids will appreciate it too. As far as the imaginativeness goes, it will hopefully reflect their experience and might not be anything all that special, but the denouement will hopefully give them a feeling of comfort and of pleasure, and maybe a bit of glee too, especially if they’ve experienced the respect and love Art has.
This is a truly wonderful book for mothers/parents and children, and children and all their loving, caring, mentoring adults.
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Open up, flip the pages, and let Art introduce you to his art.
Energy, inspiration, imagination, and huge-happy-heaps of color leap off each page! Art colors, draws, swirls, twirls, scribbles, and squiggles his creations all with a huge smile splattered across his face! :D
This book’s infectious and a bit mischievous fun and energy make me want to grab a crayon and fill my world with color!
Pure joy!
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Cartoonist and picture-book artist Patrick McDonnell, whose creations range from the
Mutts comic-strip to the recent picture-book biography of Jane Goodall,
Me...Jane, here spins the delightful tale of Art and art. "This Is Art. And This Is Art. Art And His Art. Can You Tell Them Apart?" the book begins, playfully combining word and image in a story of a creative young boy (Art), and his many wonderful paintings (art). As the cover suggests, Art can be a bit of a Jackson Pollock, but the young boy also experiments with everything from dots to spirals, eventually falling right into one of his creations...
Chosen as one of our January selections over in The Picture-Book Club to which I belong, where our theme this month is "Books About Artists," Art is a cleverly-written, charmingly-illustrated tribute to the creative process. I was reminded a bit of Harold and the Purple Crayon, particularly when Art falls asleep and winds up in a full-color painting of his own creation. I don't think this was a conscious reference on McDonnell's part, so much as a serendipitous sympathy between the stories that I happened to notice because I recently read Crockett Johnson's classic tale. Leaving that aside, I enjoyed both text and image here, and how they worked together - always a sign of a good picture-book! - and I appreciated the sweet ending with Art's mother. Recommended to all young artists and art lovers, and to fans of Patrick McDonnell's work. -
The story of a young boy, his squiggles and lines and dots that make his art and how to be proud of it all. Lovely and sweet
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The story of a little boy name Art and his art. No one can separate them apart ^_^
He draws, he paints, he scribbles, he also doodles (Y)
All these can be taken as quick ideas to start easy art activities for beginners :)
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BRILLIANT! McDonnell is quite the artist to create a story about Art’s art with visual and verse art. Art, the boy, reminds of a comic character, perhaps because of his shape or maybe from his energy and movement but he is a great character that readers innately like. My favorite scenes would be the wordless spread and the end, which shows a supportive mom because every young artist needs a supporter to help them keep their confidence and creativity.
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This is a delightful story all about Art and his art. Art is very creative and fills the pages of this book with squiggles, dots, colourful scribbles and more. Cute ending for this fun story. Illustrated in Art's beautiful imaginative art.
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This is a fun and whimsical book about art: a boy named art who likes to create art. The narrative is very simple and the illustrations are very artistic. I loved that our girls were able to identify different techniques from their art classes and they were excited to tell me how they created similar pieces of art. Our girls told me that this book reminded them of
Harold and the Purple Crayon, especially with his drawings of the moon and simple silhouettes.
Overall, it's a short, entertaining book and would be perfect for an art class or to help inspire children to be creative. We really enjoyed reading this book together and we will be sure to look for more of
Patrick McDonnell's books at our local library.
This story was selected as one of the books for the
January 2013 - Books about Artists discussion at the
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Adorable!
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This was an ok book. The book tells of different art forms that a kid named Art makes. I think this would be a very good book for encouraging kids to draw and believe in their art. It helps to encourage a child's imagination. While the storyline of this book is very simple it does teach a good lesson. The Storyline of the book is very simple and just follow a child through making different pictures that his mom, in turn, hangs on the fridge.
I would use this book in a kindergarten or art class to teach about different art forms and also to encourage kids to express their imagination through art.
The illustrations in this book were really good and I enjoyed the simplicity throughout the pages. Without the pictures, the words would not have meant very much to anyone. -
Art loves to make art. Through the book he shows his masterpieces and the different forms of art that he can make. In the end his final art piece shows all of his squiggles, doodles, dots, and splotches coming together to form a masterpiece for all to enjoy.
This book is simple, but is meaningful and somewhat informational. It teaches the reader about the different forms of art and that anything can be considered art. It also touches on the popular phrase "A picture is worth a thousand words" From the final creation the reader can see, by just looking at Art's picture, his creativity and imagination. This fun book with simple, but intriguing illustrations shows readers how simple art pieces can be. The book only uses primary colors to make the most interesting masterpieces. -
This book is really simple talking about what is art. They talks about lines, colors,shapes, animals,object, planet, etc… and I really enjoy the color and some of the movement that I can catch with seeing all of the illustration from this book and I’m in love with it. I think this is one of the greatest book to help children learn about some art skills and about shapes and lines or some of the other stuff that they can see around them.
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I think this book has a very distinct audience in mind (of which I am not a part): parents with artistic or "artistic" kids. I think those parents and their kids would really find this book touching and sweet and funny. It fell a little flat for me personally, but I did really like the use of color throughout the pages and the cover.
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An imaginative tale of a boy named Art who loves to create art. It would be a crime to share this adorable book with your kiddos and not have a variety of art supplies at the ready to see where inspiration takes them. Watercolors, pencils, crayons, paints, rulers, stamps, construction paper – whatever! Make up an art box, get reading and creating.
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Clever little book, perfect for storytime reading about art or drawing. I tad awkward to read aloud in spots, but not enough to interfere with the enjoyment of the title. And the sheer joy this kid feels when he crates his art? Priceless.
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The part where the story asks you to be quiet and look at the art is my favorite. Its easy to forget when I'm surrounded by art every day that it's good to just be quiet and look at it.
Age: Preschool+
Plot: Art arts.
Themes: art making
Length: Medium
Wordiness: Low
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Art loves art. He draws all kinds of things - so many that he falls asleep making art. When he wakes, his Mom has put his artwork is on the refrigerator. I really loved the ending of this one! With fun, colorful illustrations and short, rhyming text.
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It was a cute, simple story. It didn't necessarily stand out to me, but it was enjoyable enough while I was reading through it. I liked the art style, it only used those three primary colors, and the scribbles and splatters of artwork were very fun.
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Well that was just absolutely adorable! I love the play on words with Art and art. I love the rhyming. I love the obvious love between the mother and child. I love the emphasis on art being as simple as squiggles. So great!
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Super cute.
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Excellent! Cleverly written with play on words. I also love the simplicity and power of the illustrations. My four-year old also enjoyed it.
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This book was adorable, about a young boy named Art and the beautiful art that he makes. My niece enjoyed it very much, as did I.
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A beautifully illustrated book about a boy named Art who loves art. It's so incredibly simple, but wonderful. And relaxing.
