The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Ardizzone, Edward

Sarah and Simon and No Red Paint

48 pp. | Godine | December, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-56792-410-7 $17.95
Reissue (1965, Delacorte)

(2) K-3 A lesser-known Ardizzone picture book returns in a handsome showcase for the artist's inimitable ink-and-wash illustrations and gift for dramatic storytelling. Here, an impoverished, struggling artist overcomes obstacles (including procuring enough red paint to finish his masterpiece), thanks to his enterprising and intrepid children. Parsimonious villains and anonymous benefactors abound in this celebration of persistence, familial devotion, friendship, and, of course, art.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: February, 1967