Monday, November 30, 2015
Micawber by John Lithgow - Review
Title: Micawber
Author: John Lithgow
Illustrations: C.F. Payne
Genre: Children's
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Release Date: October 1, 2005
Source: Library
Rating: 4 Stars
Reviewed by: Jasmyn
A squirrel named Micawber loves the paintings he sees through the windows of the nearby art museum. One day he notices an artist copying the old masters, and he decides to do the same -- with surprising results.
In their second collaboration, best-selling author-illustrator team John Lithgow and C. F. Payne introduce children to the world of art through the eyes -- and paint-splattered tail -- of a highly creative squirrel.
Micawber is a great squirrel - he travels from his home in the park to the art museum every day to see the wonderful painting. But once he realizes that he can paint! Well, then off he goes and creates many works of art. The story was very cute - and the fold out of his studio/museum was really great.
The only down side is that you better know your great artists and how to pronounce their names. There's a few in there that I stumbled over and I got weird looks from little man for it.
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