The Shape Game
A Childrens, Picture Books, Museums book. The day to the museum on mother's birthday didn't have a good start, because Dad...
Art makes a difference!The same family that had such an enlightening experience in Anthony Browne's Zoo is now going to an art museum, Mom's choice for her birthday treat. But wisecracking Dad and their two sons are skeptical about how much fun this trip will be, and they're not quite sure what to make of the art. ("What on earth is that supposed to be?" asks Dad.) But, with Mom’s help, once the boys start really looking at the paintings, they begin to find what pleasures they contain. Most of the family leave with a new appreciation of art – Dad is just never going to get it – as well as a sketchbook. On the trip home, Mom teaches the boys – and readers – a drawing game, which one of her sons (this book’s author) has been playing ever since.This new book is the product of Anthony Browne's engagement as writer-and-illustrator-in-residence at the Tate Britain in London. There he worked with a thousand children from inner-city schools, teaching literature using the resources in the gallery – and playing the shape game. In his artwork for the book, he surreally transforms, in his signature style,...
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- Pages: 32 pages
- ISBN: 9780374367640 / 374367647
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Um, interesting. This is an oddly uneven little story composed of:* Real life masterpiece paintings with annotations, including one that's about marital infidelity and the feelings of all family members about how the wife will have to leave home now.* Dad jokes. Lots of dad jokes. * The "shape game" mentioned in the title where one... little art lovers The day to the museum on mother's birthday didn't have a good start, because Dad and George would miss the favorite soccer game. However, everything just went so well at the end of the day, with everyone being in a good mood. The paintings in the book are so marvelous, especially the painting of a family. It, to some extent, teaches...
