Children's Fiction Emotions & Feelings
Art and Joy
Best Friends Forever
- Publisher
- Prestel Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2023
- Category
- Emotions & Feelings, Imagination & Play, Art & Architecture
- Recommended Age
- 5 to 9
- Recommended Grade
- k to 4
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9783791375373
- Publish Date
- Mar 2023
- List Price
- $22.95
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Description
This wry and wisdom-filled children’s book from the author of How To Spot An Artist helps artists aged five and up discover the joy of artistic expression while silencing self-criticism.
This is the story of two best friends—Art and Joy—and how they overcome the insidious “Art Bully” that criticizes their creative endeavors. Danielle Krysa knows that kids have an inner critic too—the kind that tells them their artworks are stupid, messy, the wrong color, or just plain wrong.
Employing the same arch humor that make her books for adults so relatable and helpful, Krysa illustrates this uplifting tale with her brilliantly colored collages and witty typography. As Art and Joy learn how to tap into their imaginations and shrug off the Art Bully, they also discover some clever ways to get their creative juices flowing using color, shape, line and found objects.
Kids of all ages will find enthusiastic support and valuable inspiration in this playful parable.
About the author
Danielle Krysa est une artiste et designer graphique, autrice et fondatrice d’un blogue d’influence consacré à l’art contemporain, The Jealous Curator. Ses livres abordent la créativité et ses enjeux avec humour, alors que ses œuvres visuelles se présentent sous la forme de Collages offrant des références à la culture populaire et de longs titres narratifs. Elle vit en Colombie-Britannique avec son mari Greg et son fils Charlie.
