From: Candlewick Publisher: Candlewick Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: Candlewick Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 32 Publication Date: August 19, 2004 Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Release Date: August 19, 2004
Product Description: A creative spirit learns that thinking "ish-ly" is far more wonderful than "getting it right" in this gentle new fable from the creator of the award-winning picture book THE DOT.
Ramon loved to draw. Anytime. Anything. Anywhere.
Drawing is what Ramon does. It¹s what makes him happy. But in one split second, all that changes. A single reckless remark by Ramon's older brother, Leon, turns Ramon's carefree sketches into joyless struggles. Luckily for Ramon, though, his little sister, Marisol, sees the world differently. She opens his eyes to something a lot more valuable than getting things just "right." Combining the spareness of fable with the potency of parable, Peter Reynolds shines a bright beam of light on the need to kindle and tend our creative flames with care.
find beauty everywhere I bought this book for a friend who always finds the silver lining and sees beauty in the most "ish" of things
Perfect for kids and art teachers I love this book. A boy doesn't think he can draw and discovers that someone very special thinks he's great artist... so maybe he'll keep practicing afterall. As an art teacher this is one of my beginning of the year reads.
A Teacher's Perspective Ish is a beautiful tale that emphasizes the age-old truth, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. A young boy is unsatisfied with his artwork and continually tosses it into the trash because it lacks realism. All the while, his sister is retreiving the pieces of art and hanging them in her room. When he questions her about a drawing of a vase and remarks that it doesn't even look like a vase, the wise little sister says, "It is vase-ish..." Brilliant!
As a teacher in the Creative Experiences class, I use this book every semester to emphasize that drawings do not have to be realistic. I get great responses from students and we often gain a bit of community vocabulary as we refer to our own "ish-ish" drawings.
In an elementary classroom, I would share this story before drawing and I would make a point to explain that art is very subjective...it is not a requirement that everyone like a piece, just that someone likes it. In addition, the book contains ish-ish poetry. This would be a good thing to share for journal entries and venturing into poetry writing.
I love this book! Although it's a children's book, it is truly a book for all ages. If you have ever limited yourself because of an internal or external critic, you will find solace and liberation in this book's simple yet profound message.
A gem.
inspiring this was a cute book about a little boy who loves to draw, and he draws quite a bit. one day his brother looks at his drawings and says that it doesn't look like what he was trying to draw. the boy looks at it again and agrees with his brother and he gets mad. i forget if he keeps drawing or not, but at one point he crumples up his 'last drawing' in frustration and swears to never draw again. his sister grabs the drawing and runs to her room. he chases her and when he goes in her room he sees all of his drawings. he asks why she kept them as they don't look anything like what they're supposed to. she replies 'well it looks vase-ish'. he looks around and agrees that it does look vase- ish. and continues drawing. the guy's drawings don't have to be perfect. he draws because he loves it, not because he wants to make perfect pictures. it's sweet.
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