Book Review: Sky Color by Peter Reynolds

We all know and love Peter Reynold’s books like The Dot and Ish.  His whimsical illustrations and heart warming characters drive home over-arching themes that encourage everyone to be an artist.  Well, Reynolds has done it again, with his new book Sky Color!

In this story, young Marisol (who you might remember as Ramon’s little sister in Ish) is challenged to paint the sky in a class mural, without a drop of blue paint!  As she learns to really observe her surroundings and think creatively, she finds a solution that dazzles her classmates.  In today’s climate of standardized testing and students constantly worrying about doing something “right,” this book is a much needed reminder that sometimes the best solutions can come from challenges and it is okay to be different than the norm.

I strongly recommend this book as a wonderful addition for any art classroom.

Do you have a new “must-read” to share with the group?