Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The Studio Tree is a 2020 Purple Dragonfly Award winning book. Deep in the forest is an old Redwood tree. It is the home and studio of a forest artist. She loves to paint the animals, birds and flowers in vibrant color combinations. Creatures come from all over for a chance to have a new color scheme. One day, the artist hears a knock at the door. When she steps out into the woods there is a grizzly bear Scared by the angry looking bear, she runs off into the woods. While she is gone a unicorn comes to the studio. As he waits for her return, he makes a mess of the studio tree when he knocks over paint pots. The unicorn is pleased with his accidental paint job. However, the artist is shocked by her paint splattered studio when she returns. Who will help her restore the studio tree? "The Studio Tree" is a sequel to the book, "Cozmo's Wish", by Wisconsin author and illustrator Janet Tlachac-Toonen. Follow along with this second story in the rhyming tale to get a new perspective of the first story. More importantly, a lesson in first impressions.
Synopsis
In a large redwood tree lives an artist who made it into her studio. She paints the animals brilliant colors each day for fun. A fierce looking grizzly bear shows up and scares her off into the woods one day. While she is away hiding, a unicorn comes to the studio for a paint job. He goes into the studio tree to wait but ends up spilling paint everywhere and knocking over just about everything in the studio. When the unicorn finally leaves, the artist returns to see her place completely trashed. To make matters worse the grizzly returns too. This time the bear explains that he didn't mean to frighten the artist. He only wanted to be painted a more friendly shade so he didn't scare everyone. The artist realizes that its not his shade but rather his fierce expressions and paints a smile on his face. He helps her clean up the studio and really show he has a big heart. A great lesson in making a good first impressions and also getting to know someone better so you can see their true self for ages 3 to 8.