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ISBN-10: 0-89236-321-5
ISBN-13: 9780892363216
Publisher: Getty Publications
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Year: November 2, 1995
Edition: First Edition
Size: 21.84 x 25.65 x 1.27cm
Number of pages: 44
Weight: 431gr
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0-89236-321-5
ISBN-13: 9780892363216
Publisher: Getty Publications
Country:
Year: November 2, 1995
Edition: First Edition
Size: 21.84 x 25.65 x 1.27cm
Number of pages: 44
Weight: 431gr
Binding: Hardcover
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Amazon.com Review
A diving board to creative wordplay, the fascinating picture book If … offers a surrealistic view of the natural world. The two-page spreads present artful watercolors paired with such strange possibilities as »If zebras had stars and stripes … ,« »If the moon were square … ,« and »If worms had wheels … « Although some of the ideas and pictures are whimsical to the point of being downright creepy (»If caterpillars were toothpaste … ,« »If toes were teeth … «), the hypotheticals will surely inspire flights of fancy for readers of all ages. What could be more appealing for a 5-year-old than imagining the silliest suppositions and seeing them come to life in realistic paintings?
A diving board to creative wordplay, the fascinating picture book If … offers a surrealistic view of the natural world. The two-page spreads present artful watercolors paired with such strange possibilities as »If zebras had stars and stripes … ,« »If the moon were square … ,« and »If worms had wheels … « Although some of the ideas and pictures are whimsical to the point of being downright creepy (»If caterpillars were toothpaste … ,« »If toes were teeth … «), the hypotheticals will surely inspire flights of fancy for readers of all ages. What could be more appealing for a 5-year-old than imagining the silliest suppositions and seeing them come to life in realistic paintings?
Sculptor Sarah Perry creates a world to make us stop and think. One of her best illustrations depicts a large, hairy warthog with a sparkling crown and the text, »If ugly were beautiful … « With every if idea, the author encourages the kind of mental double take that comes naturally for children. (Ages 4 to 7, and adults, too) --Emilie Coulter
Product Description
In her first book, artist Sarah Perry has created twenty magical watercolors that are an open invitation to the imaginations of children. Beautifully produced in full color, these fantastic images conjure up a world of limitless possibilities where anything can happen: leaves turn into green fish … cats fly about on wings … and butterflies become a little girl's coat of many colors. Children of all ages will enjoy this book, the Getty Museum's first co-publication with the Children's Library Press of Venice, California.
In her first book, artist Sarah Perry has created twenty magical watercolors that are an open invitation to the imaginations of children. Beautifully produced in full color, these fantastic images conjure up a world of limitless possibilities where anything can happen: leaves turn into green fish … cats fly about on wings … and butterflies become a little girl's coat of many colors. Children of all ages will enjoy this book, the Getty Museum's first co-publication with the Children's Library Press of Venice, California.
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Wonderful for Teachers and Kids of All Ages 
I bought this book for an art teacher friend who uses it constantly in her high school classes. I bought a copy for my seven-year-old step-daughters and packed it for a long car trip over Labor Day weekend. The girls giggled wildly while pouring over the artwork and the questions they posed, and then spent a good long time working on their own »What if … « questions and accompanying illustrations. A fine picture book all around!
I bought this book for an art teacher friend who uses it constantly in her high school classes. I bought a copy for my seven-year-old step-daughters and packed it for a long car trip over Labor Day weekend. The girls giggled wildly while pouring over the artwork and the questions they posed, and then spent a good long time working on their own »What if … « questions and accompanying illustrations. A fine picture book all around!
Great for Creative Writing!
I'm an ESOL teacher and I am using this book for creative writing with an advanced English Language Learner. Some of the pictures and topics are a little strange and made my student say »Eww!« but they really got her thinking about how to complete the sentences. Now she wants to think of and illustrate her own »If … « This book is excellent for creative writing and I think I'm going to enjoy using it with my advanced students.
I'm an ESOL teacher and I am using this book for creative writing with an advanced English Language Learner. Some of the pictures and topics are a little strange and made my student say »Eww!« but they really got her thinking about how to complete the sentences. Now she wants to think of and illustrate her own »If … « This book is excellent for creative writing and I think I'm going to enjoy using it with my advanced students.
My favorite children's book
I love this book. It is great as a shower gift or a read aloud for a teacher.
I love this book. It is great as a shower gift or a read aloud for a teacher.
Wondrous. Consciousness-expanding pictures for children and adults
»If« is a tour-de-force in children's picture books. Through a set of lovely illustrations, your child is invited into realms of curiosity and possibility. As this book gently shows, the only thing holding a person back is her own insistence on »reality.« The tone is exploratory and creative. And the conclusion of the book is an invitation to further imaginary flights of fancy.
»If« is a tour-de-force in children's picture books. Through a set of lovely illustrations, your child is invited into realms of curiosity and possibility. As this book gently shows, the only thing holding a person back is her own insistence on »reality.« The tone is exploratory and creative. And the conclusion of the book is an invitation to further imaginary flights of fancy.
Excellent story to promote creative thinking
I love using this book with young children to help them begin to think creatively. The pictures are excellent!
I love using this book with young children to help them begin to think creatively. The pictures are excellent!
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- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Children's General Interest & Leisure
- Children – Grades 1-2
- Colours
- Concepts – Colors
- Fantasy & Magic
- Fiction
- Imagination
- Juvenile Fiction – Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction – Art – General
- Juvenile Nonfiction – Concepts – Colors
- Juvenile Nonfiction – Concepts – Sense & Sensation
- Literature – Classics
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
- The Arts
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