{"product_id":"the-art-lesson","title":"The Art Lesson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e dePaola, Tomie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Putnam\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColor:\u003c\/b\u003e Multicolor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e First Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Picture Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 15-03-1989\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399216886\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Product Description      \u003cbr\u003e\nTommy knows he wants to be an artist when he grows up. He can't wait to get to school and have real art lessons. When Tommy gets to school and finds out that the art lessons are full of \"rules\", he is surprised and dismayed. How the wise art teacher finds a way to give Tommy the freedom to create and stay within the \"rules\" makes a wonderfully perceptive picture book about growing up and keeping one's individuality.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTomie dePaola is the author and illustrator of many beloved books for children, including the Caldecott Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\nStrega Nona. Fans of all ages will be pleased to hear that\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Art Lesson is, in fact, based on the artist's own experiences growing up, and offers a welcome glimpse into his past. This bright picture book is as covered with drawings as the walls of Tommy's parents' and grandparents' houses, and sends an inspirational message to budding artists and individualists. Break out the crayons!\u003cbr\u003e\n      Amazon.com Review      \u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a charming exercise in autobiography (one of several) by the great author-illustrator Tomie dePaola. \"Tommy\" is consumed with a passion for drawing. Although encouraged by his family, who treat his pictures with respect and decorate their houses and workplaces with them, he encounters misunderstanding and frustration at school. Finally, an art teacher gives him a chance to do his own thing.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Art Lesson is filled with many full-page illustrations in dePaola's inimitably warm, soothing style. It's also packed with the right lessons on individuality and perseverance, especially for children who are already showing a single-minded interest or special talents that put them ahead of their peers. (Ages 4 to 8)\u003cbr\u003e\n--Richard Farr\u003cbr\u003e\n      Review      \u003cbr\u003e\n★\"DePaola's well-honed, color drenched artwork...is warmly appealing; a deceptively simple approach underscored by pure craft\". —\u003cbr\u003e\nBooklist, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\n\"The perennial conflict between Individual and Authority, or between Artist and Society, lies beneath this anecdote, and it's gratifying to see the small non-conformist accommodated. Everyone can enjoy dePaola's gentle autobiographical evocation of a loving family and a happy obsession\". — School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\n      About the Author      \u003cbr\u003e\nTomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1934 to a family of Irish and Italian background. By the time he could hold a pencil, he knew what his life's work would be. His determination to create books for children led to a BFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and an MFA from the California College of Arts \u0026amp; Crafts in Oakland, California.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt drove him through the years of teaching, designing greeting cards and stage sets, and painting church murals until 1965, when he illustrated his first children's book, Sound, by Lisa Miller for Coward-McCann. Eventually, freed of other obligations, he plunged full time into both writing and illustrating children's books.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe names Fra Angelico and Giotto, Georges Rouault, and Ben Shahn as major influences on his work, but he soon found his own unique style. His particular way with color, line, detail, and design have earned him many of the most prestigious awards in his field, among them a Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona, the Smithsonian Medal from the Smithsonian Institution, the Kerlan Award from the University of Minnesota for his \"singular attainment in children's literature,\" the Catholic Library Association's Regina Medal for his \"continued distinguished contribution,\" and the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion. He was also the 1990 United States nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustration.\u003cbr\u003e\nTomie dePaola has published almost 200 children's books in fifteen different countries. He remains one of the most popular creators of books for children, receiving more than 100,000 fan letters each year.\u003cbr\u003e\nTomie lives in an interesting house in New Hampshire with his four dogs. 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