The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau

Zusatztext "In Agee’s 1988 picture book, a Horn Book Fanfare title, everyone at the Grand Contest of Art hates the title character’s painting . . . The humorous story with its understated delivery should keep readers guessing and making predictions, up until the perfect surprise ending." — Horn Book Informationen zum Autor Jon Agee is the author/illustrator of many acclaimed books for children, including the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor winner It's Only Stanley and the ALA Notable Books Little Santa , Terrific , and Milo's Hat Trick , plus a series of popular wordplay books including the IRA-CBC Children's Choice book of palindromes, Go Hang a Salami! I'm a Lasagna Hog! Jon grew up along the Hudson River in Nyack, New York, and went to college at The Cooper Union School of Art in New York City, where he studied painting and filmmaking. Now a full-time author, he lives in San Francisco with his wife and their pet dog. Klappentext Art imitates life in this hilarious, absurdist picture book--one of Jon Agee's most beloved titles, now back in print. "Outrageous!" the judges cried. "Ridiculous!" Who would dare enter a portrait of a duck in the Grand Contest of Art? But when Felix Clouseau's painting quacks , he is hailed as a genius. Suddenly everyone wants a Clousseau masterpiece, and the unknown painter becomes an overnight sensation. That's when the trouble begins. Zusammenfassung Art imitates life in this hilarious! absurdist picture book--one of Jon Agee's most beloved titles! now back in print. "Outrageous!" the judges cried. "Ridiculous!" Who would dare enter a portrait of a duck in the Grand Contest of Art? But when Felix Clouseau's painting quacks ! he is hailed as a genius. Suddenly everyone wants a Clousseau masterpiece! and the unknown painter becomes an overnight sensation. That's when the trouble begins.

Product details

• Authors: Jon Agee, Agee Jon
• Assisted by: Jon Agee (Illustration), Agee Jon (Illustration)
• Publisher: Dial Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9780593112656
• ISBN: 978-0-593-11265-6
• No. of pages: 40
• Dimensions: 236 mm x 293 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Social sciences, law, business; JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Art and artists, Art: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / Art