{"product_id":"but-art-is-awful-a-picture-book","title":"But Art Is Awful!: A Picture Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hilarious picture book about an endearing little crank who thinks the museum is absolutely awful . . . or is it actually awesome?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArt can be a lot of things―wondrous, inspiring, transformative . . . but mostly it’s boring!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd visiting an art museum? Double boring! 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\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 . . . Gasp! Maybe he does like art after all?! Well, would that be so awful?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitty and informative (but never boring!), author Cassi McCreight and Xindi Yan, illustrator of the New York Times-bestselling Busy Bettyseries, have paired up to create a laugh-out-loud romp all about art appreciation.\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Cassi McCreight, Xindi Yan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49927373881496,"sku":"9781419779473","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0499\/9839\/7592\/files\/9781419779473.jpg?v=1789614578","url":"https:\/\/shop.slq.qld.gov.au\/products\/but-art-is-awful-a-picture-book","provider":"Library Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}