Schneider Family Book Awards - Young Chi A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin, (Hardcover)

from madelire

This book tells the story of "naive" painter Horace Pippin, who was an artist as a child but lost track of his passion for art due to needing to support his family and then being sent to Europe during WWI. Pippin was injured in WWI and could no longer lift his right arm, making it difficult to fi...

from nbmars

When I saw there was another book by the team that produced "A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams" and "The Right Words: Roget and His Thesaurus" I knew I had to see it. It seems that author Jen Bryant and illustrator Melissa Sweet just can't miss. This book tells the story of H...

from matthewbloome

This one has a strong personal connection for me, since Hoarace Pippin is from West Chester, where I work. Ignoring that fact, this was an excellent book. The writing is strong, the research is thorough, and the illustrations are engaging. This book is a winner.

from kberryman44

I have been a big fan of Pippin's work sense I studied him in an art class my freshman year of college, so to find out there is a children's book written about him, I had to check it out, and I was not disappointed. this is a beautiful story about a young man that loved to paint and about the adv...

from ramfam5

I gave this book 5 stars for the story and watercolor illustrations. I plan to purchase this book for my personal classroom library. You can incorporate this book in your classroom in multiple ways. I would read ht ebook and talk about the undertones of overcoming hardship. I would also talk abou...