ish by Peter H. Reynolds

ish by Peter H. Reynolds
I thoroughly enjoyed this book because of the creativity and simple storyline. It's about a boy who loves to draw and one snide comment from his brother dashes all of his confidence in his art. Ramon, the main character, finally decides he's done making art after many frusturating months. But one thing he didn't notice was his younger sister collected all of his crumpled up drawings and put them up in her room like an art gallery. She describes hi art as being "ish"...vase'ish'...silly'ish'...excited'ish'. I liked the storyline because it shows how someone, like Ramon's sister, can encourage and care for another person by taking an interest in the creative side of someone. She saw something special in the art and knew he was sensitive about his work so she found a way to celebrate it! I also liked how she described his work with "ish." Ramon embraced this "ish" concept and returned to drawing again. He had new found energy for his passion! I think this story would make a good read aloud book and even open up conversations about how to encourage one another in whatever they're doing.