Emily's Blue Period - by Cathleen Daly (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Emily wants to be an artist. She likes painting and loves the way artists like Pablo Picasso mixed things up. And like Picasso, Emily is in a Oblue period.O Emily's dad doesn't live at home anymore, and it feels like everything around her is changing. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Emily wants to be an artist. She likes painting and loves the way artists like Pablo Picasso mixed things up. <p/>Emily's life is a little mixed up right now. Her dad doesn't live at home anymore, and it feels like everything around her is changing. <p/>When Picasso was sad for a while, says Emily, he only painted in blue. And now I am in my blue period. <p/>It might last quite some time. <p/><b>A Neal Porter Book</b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"A nicely underplayed look at family change that will speak to many youngsters' experience." --<i>BCCB</i> <p/>"Aspiring artist Emily is trying to make sense of her life, which right now is all in pieces, since her mom and dad don't live together anymore . . . During the blue period, tones are gray and black and blue, but the final coloring collage invites children to find all the parts of Emily's life . . . Artful." --<i>Booklist</i> <p/>"*This is a heartfelt, relatable, and even sometimes funny picture book. It's also empowering for readers struggling with similar situations, as Emily figures out a way to redefine her idea of home - herself, through the making of art." --<i>The Horn Book, STARRED REVIEW</i> <p/>"*This book does a beautiful job of using the arts to show Emily's process as she grieves, accepts, and adapts to the changes in her family . . . A lovely, contemplative picture book." --<i>School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW</i> <p/>"A girl adjusts to her parents' divorce with the help of Pablo Picasso's artwork . . . A worthwhile, idiosyncratic demonstration of a specific artist's relevance to a young child." --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <p/>"Daly offers a picture book with a middle-grade sensibility, examining the way that creating art can help dispel distress." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Cathleen Daly</b> is a writer and performance artist who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the author of the novel <i>Flirt Club</i>, and the picture book <i>Prudence Wants a Pet</i>, both published by Roaring Brook Press.<br><b>Lisa Brown</b> is the New York Times bestselling author/illustrator of a number of books for young readers including <i>How to Be </i>and<i> Vampire Boy's Good Night </i>and <i>The Latke That Couldn't Stop Screaming</i> by the illusive Lemony Snicket<i>.</i> She lives in San Francisco with her husband and their son. <i>Emily's Blue Period</i> is Lisa's first book for Roaring Brook Press.</p>
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