Opposites Abstract

If you expecting typical Mo Willems, with humor and wit, Pigeon or Elephant and Piggie.....this isn't going to be it. If you are expecting a typical storytime text....this isn't it.

However, what I do like about this book is the vividness of the colors. Audrey kept staring at the pages. They are perfect for where she is in her stage of development right now. So I enjoyed this book for that.

Additionally, I am reminded why picture books are excellent ways to expose children to new words. There were some "ten dollar words" (as my mom used to say) in this book. I look forward to sharing them with Audrey when she is older.

This book is meant for I think all age groups! It could be beneficial to K-12, and even adults. This book opens the mind to colors, shapes, and how we personally perceive art. Most of the art in this book is very simple, but I could imagine that many people would have a different description or feeling for each piece. It provides descriptive words for each picture, and I think this book would be very beneficial to use when talking to students about color, feelings in relation to color/art, and different descriptive words.

I appreciate the concept, the questions, but I don't much care for abstract art, so I can't imagine why I picked it up in the first place.

Library copy

Rounded up because more families need to pay more attention to how art and graphic design work, and to value them. Having Willems' name on the book will help to reach them.

If you want more like the first few pages, you might want to look at https://www.wikiart.org/en/rene-magritte/the-treachery-of-images-this-is-not-a-p.... Your librarian can help you find lots of other art appreciation books, too.