Ava's Poppy
By Marcus Pfister
(NorthSouth, Hardcover, 9780735840577, 32pp.)
Publication Date: February 2012
Categories: General
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Ava is delighted when she discovers a brilliant red poppy in the middle of her yard. She sits with the little flower in the sunny days of summer and shields it from the rain, until one day the petals start to drop and the tiny flower fades away. But when spring comes again...Ava is surprised anew.
Marcus Pfister ist heauthor of the phenomenally successful Rainbow Fish series, as well as many other books for children. He has worked as a graphic artist, a sculptor, a painter, and a photographer as well as a children's book author-illustrator.
"Images transferred to the paper from cardboard cutouts loaded with acrylic paint are rich with color, texture, and visual interest."-School Library Journal review for Questions, Questions. This same technique was used in creating the art for Ava's Poppy.
"Images transferred to the paper from cardboard cutouts loaded with acrylic paint are rich with color, texture, and visual interest."-School Library Journal review for Questions, Questions. This same technique was used in creating the art for Ava's Poppy.
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