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A Story Is to Share: How Ruth Krauss Found Another Way to Tell a Tale
CCBC Review:
This exceptional biographic tale of artist and writer Ruth Krauss is a story for every child in need of validation for their uniqueness. “Born / a baby / late at night / There’s / no parade / just crashing / rain.” The person who would become the author well known for The Carrot Seed, A Hole Is to Dig, and A Very Special House is introduced to readers as a child who consistently “finds another way to be herself.” Whether riding a bicycle in her house, wearing her clothes backwards, or inventing new ways to play the violin, young Ruth Krauss creatively expressed herself, although not always in ways that were appreciated. Becoming a painter as an adult, Ruth discovers, “It’s good to paint and whoosh and whirl / to waint and whoosh and pearl / like this / She finds another way / to ploosh and swirl.” Rhythmic, imaginative, poetic text by Carter Higgins perfectly matches the playful, child-centric illustrations by Isabelle Arsenault; together they honor the spirit and story of Ruth Krauss. ©2022 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-9
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Formats:
Biography, Autobiography and Memoir
Picture book
Subjects:
20th Century
Art and Artists
Biography
Books and Reading
Creativity
Difference/Individuality
Wordplay
Publisher:
Abrams
Publish Year: 2022
Pages: 40
ISBN: 9781419749933
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 920 Krauss