My Fingerpaint Masterpiece Coloring Book
Description
<p>Have you ever seen a "work of art" worth millions, which looks like something your child just brought home from school?</p><p>The dual perspective of "Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder" and just a little bit of "The Emperor's New Clothes" is evident in this clever artwork story of a child who paints a fingerpaint print in class and then loses it in the wind on the way home.</p><p>Illustrated from the point of view of a child, whose identity is left to the imagination of the reader since all of the illustrations are what the child sees, the fingerpaint print is interpreted by official "judges" as well as by bystanders. Should people be influenced by what others see, or use their own self-esteem to make their own judgments? This coloring book version allows children to illustrate their own version of the book, and even to create a "masterpiece" of their own!</p><p>This is the fourth rhyming children's coloring book by this award-winning author, whose other bestselling books include David's ADHD, My Little Angel, The Golden Rule, Mice & Spiders & Webs...Oh My!, Manner-Man, Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys and Santa's Birthday Gift.</p><p><strong>About The Author:</strong> Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won over 100 awards for her previous rhyming books and coloring books, and is also the author of 7 published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. She has been called "a modern day Dr. Seuss." - GTMA Review</p>
Story Behind The Book
Charlie Johnson is your typical 13-year-old kid, whose favorite pastime is hunting for mysteries at the library. One day, Charlie finds a book that reveals a secret about his very own town of Dragon Falls. While investigating the mystery, Charlie’s conversation with an Indian member of the community leads to the discovery of Roskoff, the dragon of Dragon Falls. Charlie and Roskoff build a wonderful friendship.
Through a gift known as the Dragon Eye Connection, Roskoff is able to show Charlie moments from the past, including a battle that changed the future of dragons forever. When Roskoff gives Charlie some gold, to help his father’s business, greed rears its ugly head amongst some of the townsfolk of Dragon Falls, including Charlie’s future step-dad. As events escalate, a fight ensues that may cost someone their life, and put many others in danger. Will Charlie and Roskoff be able to avert this threat?
Dragon Eye Connection is a story that encompasses a sense of family, friendship, love, and acceptance that transcends time and place. This is a book that will convince you that magic is within all of us.
