{"product_id":"9781419779473-but-art-is-awful-a-picture-book","title":"But Art Is Awful!","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Picture Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hilarious picture book about an endearing little crank who thinks the museum is absolutely \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eawful\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e . or is it actually \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eawesome\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArt can be a lot of things—wondrous, inspiring, transformative . but mostly it’s \u003ci\u003eboring\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd visiting an art museum? \u003ci\u003eDouble boring!\u003c\/i\u003e Come along with a curmudgeonly young boy—who’s more interested in finger painting his cat than “admiring art”—as he’s  taken to the local museum by his well-meaning mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeriously, what’s so great about scribbles and squares and dots? OK, sure, that portrait made of cubes is kind of cool. And those sculptures made of clay are pretty awesome . \u003ci\u003eGasp! \u003c\/i\u003eMaybe he does like art after all?! Well, would that be so awful?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWitty and informative (but never boring!), author Cassi McCreight and Xindi Yan, illustrator of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling Busy Betty\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eseries, have paired up to create a laugh-out-loud romp all about art appreciation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith nods to famous artists and art movements on every page, and back matter explaining each movement through a kid-friendly voice, young readers will soon find themselves eager to visit their local art museum or make masterpieces of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56414864966006,"sku":"9781419779473","price":13.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39476459_4bc233f5-28bd-492e-aadf-d527862f3940.jpg?v=1768466361","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781419779473-but-art-is-awful-a-picture-book","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}