Mistakes are bound to happen when trying to draw the perfect picture. A young artist tries to create the best picture to show off to her class, but she becomes frustrated when she accidently draws outside of the lines. Though she wants to give up, she learns that mistakes can make a drawing even better. This picture book with lively mixed-media collages captures a young girl’s adventurous drawings featuring wild horses, brave pilots, enticing sweets, and flying pirate ships. The lyrical book is perfect to encourage readers to embrace their mistakes and express their artistic side. ema |
| Title: Just Like I Wanted Author: Elinoar Keller and Naama Peleg Segal Illustrator: Aya Gordon-Nay Publisher: Eerdmans Copyright: 2015 Original Language: Hebrew Translator: Annette Appel Original Title: Just Like I Wanted Original Publisher: Kinneret, Zmora, Dvir Publishing Original Copyright: 2013 ISBN: 978-0-8028-5453-7 Hardcover pages: 28 Age range: 4-8 Genre: Picture Book Authors’ ethnicity: Both Israelis Authors’ residence: Both live in Israel Illustrator’s ethnicity: Israelis Illustrator’s residence: Israel Subjects: Artist, Creativity, Drawing, Mistakes |
Just Like I Wanted
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Mistakes are bound to happen when trying to draw the perfect picture. A young artist tries to create the best picture to show off to her class, but she becomes frustrated when she accidently draws outside of the lines. Though she wants to give up, she learns that mistakes can make a drawing even better. This picture book with lively mixed-media collages captures a young girl’s adventurous drawings featuring wild horses, brave pilots, enticing sweets, and flying pirate ships. The lyrical book is perfect to encourage readers to embrace their mistakes and express their artistic side. ema