But Art Is Awful!

<P><B>A hilarious picture book about an endearing little crank who thinks the museum is absolutely </B><I><B>awful</B></I><B> . . . or is it actually </B><I><B>awesome</B></I><B>?</B></P><P>Art can be a lot of things—wondrous, inspiring, transformative . . . but mostly it’s <I>boring</I>!</P><P>And visiting an art museum? <I>Double boring!</I> 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.</P><P>Seriously, 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 . . . <I>Gasp! </I>Maybe he does like art after all?! Well, would that be so awful?</P><P>Witty and informative (but never boring!), author Cassi McCreight and Xindi Yan, illustrator of the <I>New York Times</I>-bestselling Busy Betty<I></I>series, have paired up to create a laugh-out-loud romp all about art appreciation.</P><P>With 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.</P>