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Emily's Blue Period Hardcover – Picture Book, June 17, 2014

by Cathleen Daly (Author), Lisa Brown (Illustrator)

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Emily wants to be an artist. She likes painting and loves the way artists like Pablo Picasso mixed things up.

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.

"When Picasso was sad for a while," says Emily, "he only painted in blue. And now I am in my blue period."

It might last quite some time.

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4 - 7 years
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56 pages
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English
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AD540L
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7.88 x 0.4 x 9.28 inches
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Roaring Brook Press
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June 17, 2014
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1596434694
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978-1596434691
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Gr 1–3—A lovely, contemplative picture book. The text is short, with no more than a few sentences per page, but the writing is evocative and does a wonderful job of portraying the complicated emotions and behaviors experienced by children during confusing times. Divided into five vignettes labeled as chapters, the story is that of Emily, a young girl who loves art—particularly Pablo Picasso's unique way of portraying the world through cubism. When her parents separate, both she and her younger brother struggle to cope with the new reality. 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. The pencil and watercolor illustrations are appropriately muted, sticking to a soft blue, green, and brown color scheme with highlights of yellow and red. The subtle addition of some digital imagery creates lively, relatable illustrations. Despite the difficulties that Emily's family may be having, their imperfect life is full of love, and that comes through in both art and text. This is not a straightforward "What is divorce" story but rather a window into one girl's complicated emotional journey. It's a first purchase for libraries that have a section of picture books for older readers, and a high-quality, nondidactic book for parents and caregivers looking to start conversations about divorce.—Anna Haase Krueger, Ramsey County Library, MN

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“A nicely underplayed look at family change that will speak to many youngsters' experience.” ―BCCB

“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.” ―Booklist

“*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.” ―The Horn Book, STARRED REVIEW

“*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.” ―School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW

“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.” ―Kirkus Reviews

“Daly offers a picture book with a middle-grade sensibility, examining the way that creating art can help dispel distress.” ―Publishers Weekly

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Roaring Brook Press (June 17, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 56 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1596434694
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1596434691
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 7 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD540L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.88 x 0.4 x 9.28 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #772,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #319 in Children's Books on Marriage & Divorce
- #580 in Children's Art Fiction
- #6,150 in Children's Books on Emotions & Feelings (Books)

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Cathleen Daly is performer and writer who lives in the Bay Area outside San Francisco. Besides writing unintelligible notes to herself, she writes poetry, fiction and experimental theater.
Her poetry has been published in a variety of journals and in Literary Mama, The Anthology. She's authored one chapbook of poetry, "Ode to the Unhinged". Her last show "How to be a Secret Agent Girl as Seen on American Television and in Movies" won Best of the SF Fringe Festival and was featured in the Women on the Way Festival. Her favorite part of the show, besides squishing her face into a cake, was playing a dirty, old pirate and swaggering around in pantaloons. "Pantaloons" is one of Cathleen's favorite words. Some other favorites are "pantsuit", "culottes", and "addendum".
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Nancy Levine

The most perfect book ever for kids whose parents live separately

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 30, 2014

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The most perfect book ever for kids whose parents live separately. What a wonderful way to address what can be a difficult topic for kids of all ages. Emily's Blue Period is a sweetly told story, illustrated with captivating art by Lisa Brown. Emily uses art making to move through her blue period brought about by her parents' separation. What a great example for kids, parents, or really, any kid going through a hard time. Also makes a fabulous gift for kids going through similar. Thanks to Cathleen Daly and Lisa Brown for bringing us such a treasure!

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Cezrats

Family changes

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 23, 2018

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This is a sweet thoughtful book about different kinds of family. I love it

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Susan More

The children in the story set bad examples. Temper tantrums and whiney kids are very ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 25, 2014

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The children in the story set bad examples. Temper tantrums and whiney kids are very hard for me to read to children in my art class. Made me feel uncomfortable!

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Mountain Mama

Great for young, aspiring and reluctant artists.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 28, 2016

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Great book for exposure to outside of the box work.

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Cheryl J. Gill

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 24, 2015

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well written - should be popular with children

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K. N.

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 23, 2016

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 14, 2015

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A sweet story.

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Sunshine on a Rainy Day

Book with a split topic: Divorce and Art

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 11, 2014

There are two separate stories going on in this book. One: Emily's parents have split up and Dad has moved to his own home. Two: Emily is an artist who has been learning about Picasso. She is sad about her parent's split and she goes through an artistic blue period. Then she learns about collages at school. She has to make a collage of her house. This is a challenge for Emily since she now has two homes. She takes a little from each home and makes a perfect collage representing her home.

The illustrations are colorful and interesting. This is a bit of a difficult book because of the split topics. If you are looking for an art book, you have to read through the story of divorce. If you are looking for a book on coping with divorce, you have to enjoy learning about Picasso. If you would like both topics at once, you are in luck!

The book is written in such a way that it would be appropriate for all school age children.

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katy

This is a lovely book. A work of art ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 1, 2017

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This is a lovely book. A work of art in its own right, it also deals gently with a child's feelings on her parents' separation, with learning to express oneself, finding your own way, accepting change...........this book sparked many interesting conversations with my 7 year old, and her younger sister.

SCH

Beautiful and helpful book for kids going through divorce

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 23, 2020

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This is an excellent book for helping kids verbalize their emotions surrounding separation and divorce - both the negative feeling emotions as well as positive ones. The visuals are beautiful and the ending made me tear up a bit! My children (ranging from 4 to 9, both sexes) really appreciated this book. Simply beautiful!

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