The Art Collector - Hardcover

Wahl, Jan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1580892701 ISBN 13: 9781580892704

Publisher: Charlesbridge, 2011

Synopsis

It was a chicken. It was magic.

Oscar’s Great-Granny showed him how to draw. Oscar was not good at drawing. But he loved art, so he kept the drawing of a red chicken that Great-Granny gave to him and he loved to look at it. He bought another drawing at a flea market, and he loved looking at that one, too. As he grew up, Oscar collected more drawings and paintings, filling his bedroom with color and shapes and scenes. Oscar collected and collected until a museum had to be built to hold all of his drawings and paintings. Not everyone can become an artist, but as Oscar learned, everyone can love looking at art. Oscar’s passion for the stories in paintings and the thoughts they provoke will inspire young readers to see art in a new way—even if they don’t enjoy making it themselves.

About this title

About the Author:

Jan Wahl is the author of nearly one hundred books for young readers, including PLEASANT FIELDMOUSE and CANDY SHOP. He lives in Toledo, Ohio.

When Rosalinde Bonnet was little, she couldn't decide if she wanted to be an artist, an illustrator, or a zoologist. Now she writes and illustrates children's books that often feature animals—like Poppy! She is the illustrator of The Art Collector and The Little Red Elf, and the author and illustrator of several picture books available in France, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.:

When Oscar was very, very, very small, Great-Granny took a piece of paper.
Then she took a crayon, and began making lines.
Some were straight. Some were curving.
Soon, in a minute or two, it was not a blank piece of paper.

About this edition

• Publisher: Charlesbridge
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1580892701
• ISBN 13: 9781580892704
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Bonnet Rosalinde