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By Kristen · 15 posts · 116 views
By Kristen · 15 posts · 116 views
last updated Feb 02, 2015 11:56AM
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I was unexpectedly touched by the depth of this story. The combination of drawings and story is exquisite, and the exploration of art and a sense of place (living in two homes) is complex without feeling heavy. Her relationship with her family is not perfect, but there's clearly love there.
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Jul 05, 2014
Barbara
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really liked it
Shelves:
character-building,
compassion,
families,
self-esteem,
school,
humor,
art,
picture-book,
read-aloud
I really liked how the author approaches a difficult topic subtly. Emily is quite artistic and enjoys the work of Pablo Picasso. In fact, she even experiences a blue period just like him. What she doesn't like is how her parents are no longer together. Because she and her brother spend time in the homes of their mother and their father, she wonders which place is her home. As she struggles to create a collage on home for school, she finally figures out what it means. The illustrations were creat
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Summary: "Emily wants to be an artist. She likes painting and loves the way artists like Pablo Picasso mixed things up.Emily's life is a little mixed up right now. Her dad doesn't live at home anymore, and it feels like everything around her is changing.
“When Picasso was sad for a while,” says Emily, “he only painted in blue. And now I am in my blue period.”
It might last quite some time." Amazon
Pub.: 2014
Theme: Families, divorce, art
Library Use: Nice to book to help a student who is going throug ...more
“When Picasso was sad for a while,” says Emily, “he only painted in blue. And now I am in my blue period.”
It might last quite some time." Amazon
Pub.: 2014
Theme: Families, divorce, art
Library Use: Nice to book to help a student who is going throug ...more
Emily's favorite artist is Picasso and when he was depressed, he used a lot of blue in his cubist artwork. Since Emily's dad not longer lives with them, she feels her life has become depressing so like her idol, she goes into a "blue" period. An assignment to make your home ala Picasso, leaves Emily perplexed---which one. Happy ending for all.
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Summary: After her parents get divorced, Emily finds comfort in making and learning about art.
Summary: After her parents get divorced, Emily finds comfort in making and learning about art.
Subject:
Art -- Juvenile fiction.
Divorce -- Juvenile fiction
Children of divorced parents -- Juvenile fiction.
Summary: After her parents get divorced, Emily finds comfort in making and learning about art.
Subject:
Art -- Juvenile fiction.
Divorce -- Juvenile fiction
Children of divorced parents -- Juvenile fiction.
I enjoyed this story of a young artist and how she uses her study of Picasso and her own art to help her deal with her parent's divorce. I really enjoyed Emily's collage, maybe the brief introduction to Picasso would encourage some young artists to learn more about him...
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medium: pencil & watercolor on paper with some digital collage
Apr 18, 2014
Laura5
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Renee
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Karen Gibson
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2015-115-book-challenge,
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