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Summary
This is a story of creation. It begins with an artist drawing a star and that star which moves on and asks to draw a sun and on to humans and even more of a modern scene. This could be considered a story of creation.
APA Reference
Carle, E. (1992). Draw me a star. New York, NY: Penguin Putnam Books.
My Impressions
I thought the pictures and stories were beautiful in Draw Me a Star. Though some may be taken back by the nudity of the humans in the middle. This is probably the main concern for it to be on the censored or challenged book list.
Professional Review
In this large, brightly illustrated picture book, an artist draws a star, which asks him to draw a sun, which asks him to draw a tree, which asks him to draw a man and a woman . . . and so on. There are biblical overtones, with the man and woman next to the tree looking like Adam and Eve before the Fall, but within a few pages the house is built, the tulips are up, and the scene becomes modern, from houseplants to clothes. Soon, the night asks the artist to draw a moon, and the moon requests a star, bringing the text full circle. Then there’s a switch. A drawing lesson demonstrates how to make an eight-pointed star. Next, the artist’s star carries him, floating Chagall-like, across the dark, star-spangled sky. On the last page, Carle addresses a letter to his “Friends” describing how his grandmother showed him how to draw a star while reciting a nonsense rhyme, and how his trip on a shooting star inspired this book. The illustrations, in Carle’s signature style, are collages of painted, torn, and cut papers. A free-spirited, original offering. (Reviewed Sept. 15, 1992)— Carolyn Phelan
Phelan, C. (1992). Booklist.
Library Uses
Draw Me a Star could be used to show children how fingerpainting in the illustrations can be done even by a grown up illustrator.
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