The Sally Jessie Raphael red glasses and striped french shirt had me, as soon as I saw them ion the cover of this book. When I looked at the author photo of Kelly Light, she looked like someone that I would like to hang with, so I gave her book a whirl.
Author/Illustrator: Kelly Light
Publisher: Balzer and Bray (September, 2014)
Prices: Hardcover - $17.99, Kindle - $9.99
Reading level: 3 to 8 years old
Interest level: Lower Grades
Physical Characteristics: 8 x 11 inches, 40 pages
ISBN: 0062248170
Genres: Children's Fiction Picture Book
Subjects:
Drawing – Fiction
Art – Fiction
Siblings - Fiction
Annotation: Louis draws the perfect picture of her cat and looks for the perfect place within her house to hang it.
Summary: Louise is a young artist. She lays on the floor amidst pages and pages of her drawings trying to capture the perfect sketch of her cat. As she draws her precoscious little brother, Art, looks on. Louise, finally completes a masterpiece and then scours her house for the perfect place to hang it. As she does this, her little brother tries and tries to get her attention. In the end, Louise realizes that Art has destroyed her masterpiece, but in doing so he completed a new piece of art that was an homage to his beloved bigger sister. The book ends with Louise hanging their joint piece on the fridge and realizing that she loves Art as much as she loves art.
Evaluation:
The minimal use of color in this book is very reminiscent of both Eloise and Olivia. The red, white and black color scheme is classic in children’s picture books.
Similar Titles or Authors:
Ben Draws Trouble by Matt Davies
Ish by Peter Reynolds
Olivia by Ian Falconer
Websites:
http://www.harpercollins.com/9780062248176/louise-loves-art
https://www.facebook.com/kellylight
Professional Reviews:
Kirkus
PublishersWeekly
All images © Kelly Light
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