My Best Friend Is As Sharp As a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom Portraits

Here's the perfect back-to-school gift for budding artists. Like the creator's previous picture book, My Dog Is as Smelly as Dirty Socks, this picture book encourages children to be creative and make their own object portraits. It's a fun activity for home or for the classroom. You can even check out portraits made by other readers in the "kids' gallery" of author Hanoch Piven's Web site, www.pivenworld.com—and while you're at it, send in your own!

Learn how to create a funny librarian, a colorful art teacher, or your best friend by seeing how one girl does it in this simple, playful picture book that's comprised of portraits made of objects. Once the girl has talked about—and drawn—the key figures in her school, she ends with the pièce de résistance—a class portrait!

 
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# of Pages: 40

Book Binding: Hardcover

Year of Publication: 2010

Publisher: Random House Studio

Language: en

ISBN: 9780375853388

Hanoch Piven is an Israeli-born artist and author who has gained international recognition for his unique and humorous approach to illustration. He has published numerous children's books and has also worked in advertising, creating illustrations for major brands such as Time magazine, Rolling Stone, and The New Yorker. Piven's signature style involves using everyday objects and found materials to create playful and imaginative portraits. His work has been exhibited in galleries around the world and has been featured in several documentaries. Piven currently resides in Barcelona, Spain with his family.