The Sign Painter
Early one morning a boy comes into town looking for work. He meets a sign painter who takes him on as a helper, and they are commissioned to paint a series of billboards in the desert. Each billboard has only one word, Arrowstar. They do not know its meaning. As they are about to paint the last...
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Early one morning a boy comes into town looking for work. He meets a sign painter who takes him on as a helper, and they are commissioned to paint a series of billboards in the desert. Each billboard has only one word, Arrowstar. They do not know its meaning. As they are about to paint the last sign, the boy looks up and sees in the distance a magnificent structure. Is it real? Together, they go to find out. Here Allen Say tells a haunting story of dreams and choices for readers of all ages. It is a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 2-3, Read-Aloud Story).
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780544105140 (0544105141)
Publish date: November 5th 2013
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
The best thing about this book is the last page. It's a lovely homage to Edward Hopper, and shows the famous diner, empty . I did enjoy the illustrations very much, but the text was muddy, and not particularly child-friendly, I think. I know it wouldn't have gone 3 pages before my own kid would hav...
A young man gets off a bus in a strange town and finds a job painting advertisements. But he considers himself a real artist and finds his work somewhat boring. However, he still goes ahead and paints the same ad over and over on a series of giant billboards in the desert. I'm not sure what the poin...
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