The Artist's Palette: A Storybook and Sketchbook [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Elizabeth Koda-Callan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1998 | Age Level: 5 and up | Series: Magic charm

As a writer, Elizabeth Koda-Callan knows the importance of expressing oneself in language and last year helped her readers do so with the highly successful The Secret Diary. Ms. Koda-Callan is also an artist, and this year she helps her readers express themselves with drawing in The Artist's Palette. Like The Secret Diary, this is two books in one--an illustrated storybook and an artist's sketchbook. Nestled in the cover is a silver palette charm on a sturdy silver chain. A tale about creativity and self-esteem, The Artist's Palette teaches young readers to value their own uniqueness. When a little girl draws a tree in a different way from her classmates, they wrinkle their noses and laugh at her--and she begins to doubt herself. But her teacher helps the little girl nourish her individuality by giving her a silver palette charm as a reminder to draw what she sees and not what others see. Following the full-color illustrated story is the sketchbook. Partially filled in with drawings of the little girl's family, her teacher, her pets, and a party dress, it serves to encourage all readers to look and then draw what they see, and find a way to capture their world in a picture. With its larger format and Wire-O binding that allows it to stay open during drawing sessions, The Artist's Palette will become every reader's own personal sketchbook, and a place to express herself. For children ages 5-9.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Everyone sees the world a little differently, and in The Artist's Palette one little girl gains the confidence to draw her own way--inspired by the gift of an Artist's Palette charm. In addition to this 16-page full-color story is a sketchbook, where you can draw your family, friends, pet, a favorite teacher, or anything else you choose--in

your

own way.

About the Author

Elizabeth Koda-Callan is an author, illustrator, and bestselling children's book author who lives in New York City. She is the creator of the Magic Charm Books and The Squiggly Wigglys.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761113606
• ISBN-13: 978-0761113607
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,352,049 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I lovely little book, November 15, 2000

By 

julieb828 (Dover, DE USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Artist's Palette: A Storybook and Sketchbook (Hardcover)

The magic charm books are so wonderful! The Artist's pallet was just as great as the other 10! A story of a little girl who knows what she loves to do! It's just great!

5.0 out of 5 stars A Lesson in the Value of Being and Individual, March 10, 2002

By 

Carolyn Howard-Johnson "Author 'This is the P... (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Artist's Palette: A Storybook and Sketchbook (Hardcover)

This is an exquisite book that is more than just a storybook. It is about "a shy little girl who loved to draw" but who suffers because her classmates think her renditions are "weird," only to find....

Well, I can't give away the end, can I?

Any child--especially any little girl--will love this book. It comes with a tiny palette charm, a place to draw her own self-portrait, and pages designed for other creative efforts.

Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of "This is the Place"