PICTURE BOOKS
Keller, Elinoar , Segal, Naama Peleg

Just like I Wanted

(4) K-3 Translated by Annette Appel. Illustrated by Aya Gordon-Noy. A girl begins a drawing but can't stay in the lines; her scribbles evolve from a piano keyboard to a horse to an airplane and so on in the childlike mixed-media illustrations. At last, the young artist transforms the drawing into a satisfying self-portrait. The rhyming text (translated from the Hebrew) is ungainly, but it's a sweet-enough tale of frustration, creativity, and persistence.

RELATED 

Get connected. Join our global community of more than 200,000 librarians and educators.

This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

We are currently offering this content for free. Sign up now to activate your personal profile, where you can save articles for future viewing.

ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER?