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thereadingknitter's review against another edition
3.0
Cute children's book...I had to do 10 book critques for school and this was one of them.
rlaferney's review against another edition
5.0
A sweet little story about how Tomie became an artist. As a young kid, who was constantly creating myself, I could relate.
kienie's review against another edition
3.0
My student didn't really like this book, mostly because she didn't care for the subject matter. I liked the art, but I felt that the book would've worked better as a comic book, because that is what it basically was already.
typewriterdeluxe's review against another edition
3.0
This was a re-read for me, as I had read The Art Lesson in grade school. dePaola's art style is just as lovely as I remember it and this short story about his early school experiences is sweet.
luann's review
4.0
My college professor read this to us in my "Art of the Picture Book" class. It is another great story from the life of Tomie de Paola. He knows he wants to be an artist when he grows up, so he draws pictures everywhere - once even on his sheets until his mom finds out. When he gets to school, he is excited to have art lessons with a real art teacher, but then finds out he is required to use school crayons, use only one sheet of paper, and COPY what the teacher draws for them. He does work out a compromise with the art teacher, and happily for all of us, really did become an artist when he grew up.