Still Life by Alex London Hardcover Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Still Life by Alex London, Paul O. Zelinsky As an artist demonstrates the strict rules for creating a still life painting, the painting disregards each one as it comes alive and tells its own story. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "London and Zelinsky have created something unendingly fun but also deeply meaningful: Art takes on a life of its own, no matter how much the artist thinks the work can be controlled!" —Brian Selznick, Caldecott Medal–winning author of The Invention of Hugo CabretA still life painting is a painting where everything is supposed to stay still. But what if it doesnt Acclaimed author Alex London and Caldecott Medal–winning artist Paul O. Zelinsky bring exquisite life and adventure to this slyly funny and inventive picture book for fans of Christopher Denises Knight Owl and Corinna Luykens The Book of Mistakes. Every young artist has drawn or painted a still life scene. Perhaps it is a bowl of fruit, or a toy, or a vase of flowers, or a chair. The only rule is that a still life painting must stay still.But staying still is hard! Especially for a curious mouse and a hungry dragon and a no-nonsense princess. Will the artist notice that his still life painting is breaking all the rulesFrom award-winning author Alex London and Caldecott Medal–winning artist Paul O. Zelinsky, Still Life is a funny, subversive, and clever picture book that brings a painting to wildly imaginative life. Readers will pore over all the silly and surprising details in the illustrations—which tell a story of daring rescues, dashing heroes, and found friends. With its inventive humor, Still Life is for readers of Battle Bunny and David Ezra Steins Interrupting Chicken. Author Biography Alex London is the acclaimed author of more than thirty books for children and teens, including the picture book Still Life, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. His middle grade novels include The Princess Protection Program, Search & Rescue, Dog Tags, and two titles in the 39 Clues series. For young adults, hes the author of the cyberpunk duology Proxy and the epic fantasy series Black Wings Beating, which were both named to numerous best-of-the-year lists. He has been a journalist and human rights researcher reporting from conflict zones and refugee camps, a young adult librarian with the New York Public Library, and a snorkel salesman. He lives with his husband, daughter, and hound dog in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Review "London and Zelinsky have created something unendingly fun, but also deeply meaningful—art takes on a life of its own, no matter how much the artist thinks the work can be controlled!" — Brian Selznick, Caldecott Medal-winning author of The Invention of Hugo Cabret"A canvas depicting an assemblage of items on a tablecloth comes to life, upending traditional assumptions surrounding artistic conventions. . . . Zelinskys hilarious, action-packed scenes—a combination of hand drawing and digital work—contrast with the narrators serious admonitions. . . . A superb example of text and image telling opposing stories—and of the humor that can be found in the intersection." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Amazing art work carefully delineates between the traditional still life picture and the lively, sketchier action thats going on in the paintings, so its easy for readers to figure out whats going on, even when its not reflected in the text. Younger readers will love this book, and it would make an excellent read-aloud; older readers will come away with a lesson on perspective and another on questioning a resource, no matter how repetitive or strongly voiced the message." — School Library Journal (starred review)"This clever juxtaposition of text and illustrations defies expectations. . . . Humorously creative, this book subtly teaches children how to look at individual elements of a work of art and to consider how the details combine and contribute to an image or story. Great fun." — Booklist (starred review)"This book is guaranteed to have [children] shouting in glee, their exclamations growing louder with every turn of the page. . . . Still Life is a hilarious hoot, and readers will likely never look at a still life in quite the same way." — BookPage (starred review)"This inventive picture book skillfully merges two art styles to tell a story within a story, visually pushing boundaries. . . . The art move[s] the plot along, contradicting the text, and attentive readers are left with more to consider about storytelling in art." — Horn Book Magazine"London pits a. . . human painter against a crew of fairy tale characters who get up to no good in this meta work, a fizzy art class send-up. . . . In dynamic digitally finished spreads, Zelinsky juggles multiple visual styles, using expressive line drawing for the lecturing artist; elegantly drafted and sculpted forms for the painting; and loose-limbed caricature for the decidedly unstill beings who tumble amusingly into jam-smudged, thread-tangled, cheese-strangled chaos right under the artists nose." — Publishers Weekly Details ISBN0063229552 Author Paul O. Zelinsky Pages 40 Year 2024 Illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky ISBN-13 9780063229556 Format Hardcover Audience Children / Juvenile Audience Age 4-8 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2024-10-10 Imprint Greenwillow Books US Release Date 2024-10-10 ISBN-10 0063229552 UK Release Date 2024-10-10 Imprint US Greenwillow Books Publisher US HarperCollins NZ Release Date 2024-12-31 AU Release Date 2024-12-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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