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Summary
Art is so much more than easels and paintbrushes as this delightful new picture book by two exciting talents makes clear. Follow along as a classroom of exuberant young kids explore art and the power of creativity in its most varied forms-painting, music, writing, cooking, performing ... there's no end to where their imaginations can take them! The lilting poetry of Liz Garton Scanlon's text pairs perfectly with the playful art of Vanessa Newton in this warm, thoughtful, and-of course-creative picture book. Young listeners will want to jump right into the pages to find their own muse.
Author Notes
LIZ GARTON SCANLON is the author of the highly acclaimed, New York Times bestselling picture book All the World , illustrated by Marla Frazee, which was awarded a Caldecott Honor and received multiple starred reviews. Her other books include A Sock is a Pocket for Your Toes , illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser, and Noodle & Lou , illustrated by Arthur Howard. www.lizgartonscanlon.com
VANESSA BRANTLEY NEWTON is living her dream as an artist, after attending both the Fashion Institute of Technology and the School of Visual Arts. Vanessa wrote and illustrated Let Freedom Sing and Don't Let Auntie Mable Bless the Table . She is the illustrator of Magic Trash, Presenting...Tallulah by Tori Spelling, and One Love , based on the song by Bob Marley. http://oohlaladesignstudio.blogspot.com /
Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-A supply closet, first full then empty, marks the endpapers of this picture-book poem in celebration of creative thinking and artistic endeavors. Enthusiastic children finger paint, play musical instruments, sing, sew costumes, and dance, all in preparation for a theater production called, "When We Grow Up." Digital collage illustrations done in gouache, charcoal, and mixed media echo the rollicking mood. Collaboration is made explicit on the page reading, "Brainstorm /Blank page/Scene set/Onstage." Yellow ledger paper tacked on the wall indicates who will write, paint, build the set, and dance, and shows a drawing of the stage setup. The rest of the text is an introduction to these creative arts as the kids enjoy themselves and mug for the audience. "Pinch salt/Dice, chop/Click, flash/Time stop." On the drawing spread, the inventive youngsters make their own tickets and playbills with black ink. It's wonderful to see a picture book that explores the creative arts in the hands of the youngest children. It would have been even better if more explicit clues on how each art form contributed to the theater production had been included.-Sara Lissa Paulson, American Sign Language and English Lower School PS 347, New York City (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
A group of children-with an assist from their fun-loving and attention-hogging cat-put together a theater production from scratch without a whiff of adult supervision. The event is revealed to be a kind of pageant of professions entitled "When We Grow Up!" and both the preparations and the production ensure no one is left on the sidelines, whether they're singers and crafters ("Big voice/ On pitch/ Pin, trim/ Thread, stitch") or potters and dancers ("Red clay/ Round wheel/ Spin, twirl/ Toe, heel"). Scanlon's (All the World) brief, percussive rhymes and Newton's (One Love) gently 1960s retro collages portray an industrious, competent, and preternaturally collaborative group. In fact, the lack of narrative or dramatic tension (one scene hints at a mild case of butterflies before the curtain goes up), not to mention the absence of any artistic mishaps, personality clashes, or other bloopers, makes this feel more like a well-rehearsed march than the embodiment of the final exhortation "Make art!" Ages 3-6. Agent: Erin Murphy, Erin Murphy Literary Agency. Illustrator's agent: Lori Nowicki, Painted Words. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.