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Eddie's Kingdom

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Eddie is a budding young artist, and he decides to practice his craft by drawing his neighbors. As he visits each apartment, he gets to know a little bit about the people in his building, and they get to know a little bit about him. When he finally reveals his finished work to the group, they discover more about themselves and about each other. You have to admire a kid with peace signs on his sneakers! A great lesson in communication, perception, diversity, tolerance, youthful innocence, and the power of the pencil.

D.B. Johnson's (of HENRY HIKES TO FITCHBURG fame) first "urban" title, and it's fantastic.

One of the biggest questions of today is HOW CAN WE JUSTIFY BEING ARTISTS? Is making art indulgent? What if my kid wants to be an artist? What's the deep relevance of making art?

This book answers this in a most entertaining way, and with pictures that demonstrate Johnson's authority.

In beautiful line-art (the only one of Johnson's in this style) and heavenly colors, a little boy named Eddie resolves the conflicts of his neighbors at the same time he'll set many parents' minds at ease.