Synopses & Reviews
As a writer, Elizabeth Koda-Callan knows the importance of expressing oneself in language and last year helped her readers do so with the highly successful The Secret Diary. Ms. Koda-Callan is also an artist, and this year she helps her readers express themselves with drawing in The Artist's Palette. Like The Secret Diary, this is two books in one--an illustrated storybook and an artist's sketchbook. Nestled in the cover is a silver palette charm on a sturdy silver chain. A tale about creativity and self-esteem, The Artist's Palette teaches young readers to value their own uniqueness. When a little girl draws a tree in a different way from her classmates, they wrinkle their noses and laugh at her--and she begins to doubt herself. But her teacher helps the little girl nourish her individuality by giving her a silver palette charm as a reminder to draw what she sees and not what others see. Following the full-color illustrated story is the sketchbook. Partially filled in with drawings of the little girl's family, her teacher, her pets, and a party dress, it serves to encourage all readers to look and then draw what they see, and find a way to capture their world in a picture. With its larger format and Wire-O binding that allows it to stay open during drawing sessions, The Artist's Palette will become every reader's own personal sketchbook, and a place to express herself. For children ages 5-9.
Synopsis
An illustrated storybook and an artist's sketchbook combined. Nestled in the cover is a silver palette charm on a silver chain. A tale about creativity and self-esteem, the book teaches young readers to value and express their own uniqueness. 16 full-color and 32 two-color illustrations.
Synopsis
Everyone sees the world a little differently, and in The Artist's Palette one little girl gains the confidence to draw her own way--inspired by the gift of an Artist's Palette charm. In addition to this 16-page full-color story is a sketchbook, where you can draw your family, friends, pet, a favorite teacher, or anything else you choose--in
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Selection of the Children's Book-of-the-Month ClubAbout the Author
Elizabeth Koda-Callan is an author, illustrator, and bestselling children's book author who lives in New York City. She is the creator of the Magic Charm Books and The Squiggly Wigglys.