How do you draw your smelly dog? Your playful daddy? Your yummy mommy? See how one girl does it in this simple, clever picture book that's comprised of family portraits made out of objects. For example, her baby brother is so isy he's as loud as a whistle, a horn, and even a fire truck! that she creates a picture of him with whistles for eyes, a horn mouth, and holding a fire truck. After the girl has described everyone in her family (including herself, in great detail), she asks, What does your special family look like? encouraging readers to create their own portraits. With a list of objects at the end of the book to use as a guide, this is the ideal choice for budding artists everywhere.Here's a wonderful exploration of simile and metaphor for young readers. And don't miss the companion book My Best Friend is as Sharp as a Pencil !
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
ISBN-10
0375840524
ISBN-13
9780375840524
eBay Product ID (ePID)
183047221
Product Key Features
Format
Picture Book,Sewn,Paper over Boards,With Dust Jacket, Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Children's Fiction
Author
Hanoch Piven
Additional Product Features
Content Note
Illustrations
Country of Publication
India
Author Biography
Hanoch Piven is the illustrator of several children's books, including My Best Friend is as Sharp as a Pencil and What Presidents Are Made Of, a Child Magazine Best Book and an ABA Kids' Pick of the List. He also illustrates for a number of publications, including Rolling Stone and The New Yorker. He lives in Barcelona, Spain.