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The Sign Painter Paperback - 2013
by Allen Say
Caldecott medalist Allen Say seamlessly weaves together dreams and reality in this story of a boy and a sign painter traveling across the country painting billboards in the desert. Say’s awe-inspiring illustrations make this book one that should not be missed by readers of any age.
Summary
Early one morning a boy comes into town looking for work. He meets a sign painter who takes him on as a helper, and they are commissioned to paint a series of billboards in the desert. Each billboard has only one word, Arrowstar. They do not know its meaning. As they are about to paint the last sign, the boy looks up and sees in the distance a magnificent structure. Is it real? Together, they go to find out.
Here Allen Say tells a haunting story of dreams and choices for readers of all ages. It is a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 2-3, Read-Aloud Story).
Details
- Title The Sign Painter
- Author Allen Say
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Clarion Books
- Date 2013-11-05
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- ISBN 9780544105140 / 0544105141
- Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 10.7 x 0.4 in (21.08 x 27.18 x 1.02 cm)
- Ages 04 to 07 years
- Grade levels P - 2
- Reading level 570
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
- Sex & Gender: Boy's Interest
- Sex & Gender: Girl's Interest
- Topical: Boy's Interest
- Topical: Girl's Interest
- Library of Congress subjects Artists, Signs and signboards
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99025272
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
"Like a cinematographer, Say, in perhaps his best work to date, pays tribute to a bygone era with a brief slice-of-life story about a boy’s encounter with a sing painter. . . . . Say subtly and ingeniously blends a feeling of nostalgia with a hard-hitting immediacy. . . . The images and the boy’s passion as an artist will remain with [readers]." —Publishers Weekly, starred review Publishers Weekly, Starred
"Studying say’s technique could inspire any aspiring painter." —Horn Book (9-10/00) Horn Book
"In a tribute to many modern artists, includijng Hopper, Warhol, and Magritte, Say shows and tells how their pictures make you feel and how the surreal is part of a young man's search for himself." —Booklist (19/01/00 Booklist, ALA
Kirkus Reviews (9/15/00) Kirkus Reviews
School Library Journal (9/00) School Library Journal
"Studying say’s technique could inspire any aspiring painter." —Horn Book (9-10/00) Horn Book
"In a tribute to many modern artists, includijng Hopper, Warhol, and Magritte, Say shows and tells how their pictures make you feel and how the surreal is part of a young man's search for himself." —Booklist (19/01/00 Booklist, ALA
Kirkus Reviews (9/15/00) Kirkus Reviews
School Library Journal (9/00) School Library Journal
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