Emma and Muse

by Nancy Lemon, Nancy Lemon (Illustrator)

Overview

Emma loves art, and everything she crafts is inspired by her scruffy dog, Muse. But creativity soon goes awry when Muse alters Emma's latest masterpiece; Emma is furious and Muse flees the scene. With no Muse in sight, Emma loses her creative spark and best friend. What will it take to win back her beloved Muse?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807519950
Publisher:	Whitman, Albert & Company
Publication date:	04/03/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	7 MB
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Nancy Lemon is a freelance illustrator living in South Carolina, where there are plenty of characters to draw. This is her first picture book.

Editorial Reviews

"Teachers will find lots of uses for this story as an inspiration for classroom art projects. Subtly educational and definitely amusing."—Kirkus Reviews


"Creative, art-loving kiddos will especially appreciate this cheery story about friendship."—Booklist Online

From the Publisher

2018-02-13
A young artist named Emma uses her beloved dog, Muse, as the model and inspiration for her art.Little Emma sports a tiny black beret as she draws, paints, and sculpts in her own well-supplied studio. Her best friend and artistic muse is her Irish wolfhound, who patiently holds poses and models in costumes to assist Emma. When Muse tries to add his touches to one of Emma's large canvases, however, she yells at the dog and he runs away. Emma loses her creative edge without her Muse, so she creates posters apologizing to the dog. Muse stops at an outdoor art fair, where one helpful artist shows the dog Emma's posters. Muse finds his way home, and Emma invites him to collaborate on her next painting. Terms used in the art field are seamlessly woven into the story and reviewed in a glossary, although the idea of an artistic muse is conveyed through context rather than by explicit definition. Charming illustrations in watercolor with pen and ink use white space effectively and provide glimpses of different artistic styles and ways of creating art. Emma is a blonde, light-skinned girl, the artist who helps Muse presents black, and both artists and festivalgoers are diverse. While the illustrations are contemporary and polished, the cover design is not as appealing, with an oddly spaced title. Teachers will find lots of uses for this story as an inspiration for classroom art projects.Subtly educational and definitely amusing. (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews