MY DOG THINKS I’M A GENIUS

Book ID/图书代码： 03080111B44565

English Summary/英文概要： Not every dog can paint a masterpiece!

Louie loves watching his young master paint, and when the boy puts his finishing touches on a particularly good self-portrait, Louie barks enthusiastically. One day, when the boy is at school, Louie tries his own paw at painting a still life. Is this purely an accident, or is Louie a “genius,” just like his master? Children will delight in Barroux’s whimsical illustrations of Louie dipping his nose and paws into colorful paint.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 我是個畫家，我必須每天作畫，但是我並不家中唯一有繪畫天分的。我的狗Louie喜歡看我作畫，牠認為我是個天才，但其實真正的天才…(Vincent)

Awards/获奖情况：Kirkus Reviews:
“I need to paint and draw every day,” explains a round-headed kid with pencil-hatched hair in this sweet, carefully composed paean to creativity. When he paints a gray building, Barroux’s composition mimics that shape in the foreground as a table spotlighting art supplies. Swaths of textured paint and pencil lines feature throughout. Companion Louie, a white dog with a long body, long muzzle and tiny legs, insists upon being depicted in his owner’s work. After the boy leaves for school, Louie explodes from art subject to artist. In two consecutive full-bleed spreads, Louie dashes back and forth, racing through paint and leaving footprints, squeezing paint tubes and holding brushes in his mouth. He’s so busy that he appears four times on each exuberant spread, covered in splotches, streaking paint everywhere. Returning home, the boy stands atop a beige staircase and peers towards a black wall, where the studio door is propped open by a (now multi-hued) dog. The mostly unseen background inside the studio glows with color. Louie’s chef-d’œuvre evokes Cézanne (explained in an author’s note). Only a loose close-up of the Cézanne homage actually appears, but its freely casual vibe combines with the childlike skill level of the boy’s own paintings to prevent readers from feeling insecure in their own attempts. This is about enthusiastic process, not product. Have the easels handy; inspiration is inevitable. (Picture book. 3-6)

About the Author/作者介绍： Harriet Ziefert has been making magic with words for many years. She is the author of over 200 books for young readers. A mother of two and grandmother of five, she lives in South Orange, New Jersey.
Barroux studied photography, art, sculpture, and architecture in France at the famous École Estienne and École Boule. He went on to work as an art director in Paris and Montreal. While in Montreal, Barroux began illustrating by creating linocut images, and he is now well known for his children’s book illustrations.

Format:电子手稿

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