I Wish I Could Draw - Hardcover

Fagan, Cary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1554983185 ISBN 13: 9781554983186

Publisher: Groundwood Books, 2014

Synopsis

The narrator of I Wish I Could Draw shares a name with creator Cary Fagan and has the same curly hair and glasses. Perhaps most interesting of all, though, the narrator believes he has no artistic talent just like the Cary Fagan, who not only wrote but also bravely and exuberantly illustrated this book. Fortunately for readers, both Cary-the-narrator and Cary-the-children’s-book-creator refused to let self-doubt stop them from trying to tell (and draw) the funniest and most exciting story they could think of. The result is a book that delivers plenty of excitement, silly jokes, and fun and also an important message about self-confidence and perseverance. Designed to look like a child’s notebook, I Wish I Could Draw will inspire readers to pick up a pencil and let their imaginations do the rest.

About this title

About the Author:

An award-winning author of books for children and adults, Cary Fagan has won the Jewish Book Award and the World Storytelling Award. He lives in Toronto.

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

I really, really wish I could draw.
But I don’t think I can. I think I stink at drawing.
Let me show you. Here is a drawing of me.

So if I really like to draw, does that make me an artist?
What if some day my self-portrait hangs in a big museum?

So thanks for looking. Now you can go and draw your own stinky pictures.
And maybe you’ll show them to me!

About this edition

• Publisher: Groundwood Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1554983185
• ISBN 13: 9781554983186
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32