A creative spirit learns that thinking "ish-ly" is far more wonderful than "getting it right" in this gentle fable from the creator of the award-winning picture book The Dot.

Ramon loved to draw. Anytime. Anything. Anywhere.

Drawing is what Ramon does. It's what makes him happy. But in one split second, all that changes. A single reckless remark by Ramon's older brother, Leon, turns Ramon's carefree sketches into joyless struggles. Luckily for Ramon, though, his little sister, Marisol, sees the world differently. She opens his eyes to something a lot more valuable than getting things just "right." Combining the spareness of fable with the potency of parable, Peter Reynolds shines a bright beam of light on the need to kindle and tend our creative flames with care.

Author: Peter H. Reynolds
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 08/19/2004
Series: Creatrilogy
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 7.90h x 8.36w x 0.34d
ISBN: 9780763623449

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 81654 / Ish


Award: 2007 Virginia Readers Choice Award Nominee - Primary