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Available (28)

Location	Collection	Call #
ACLA Mobile Library Services	Preschool Children's Picture Books	J PS PB WILLE NUMBERS
Location	ACLA Mobile Library Services
Collection	Preschool Children's Picture Books
Call Number	J PS PB WILLE NUMBERS
Avalon Public Library	Childrens	E WIL
Location	Avalon Public Library
Collection	Childrens
Call Number	E WIL
Baldwin Borough Library	Concepts	J WIL
Location	Baldwin Borough Library
Collection	Concepts
Call Number	J WIL
Bethel Park Public Library	Picture Books	PB WILLEMS Mo
Location	Bethel Park Public Library
Collection	Picture Books
Call Number	PB WILLEMS Mo
Bethel Park Public Library	Picture Books	PB WILLEMS Mo
Location	Bethel Park Public Library
Collection	Picture Books
Call Number	PB WILLEMS Mo
CLP - Main Library	First Floor Children's Department - Picture Books	j PE1591.W495 2021
Location	CLP - Main Library
Collection	First Floor Children's Department - Picture Books
Call Number	j PE1591.W495 2021
CLP - Squirrel Hill	Children's Picture Books	j PE1591.W495 2021
Location	CLP - Squirrel Hill
Collection	Children's Picture Books
Call Number	j PE1591.W495 2021
Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale	Easy Readers	J E Wil
Location	Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale
Collection	Easy Readers
Call Number	J E Wil
Carnegie Library of Homestead	Juvenile Picture Book	J PIC Will
Location	Carnegie Library of Homestead
Collection	Juvenile Picture Book
Call Number	J PIC Will
Carnegie Library of McKeesport	Children Non Fiction	J 428.1 W667
Location	Carnegie Library of McKeesport
Collection	Children Non Fiction
Call Number	J 428.1 W667
Carnegie Library of McKeesport - White Oak	Children Non Fiction	J 428.1 W667
Location	Carnegie Library of McKeesport - White Oak
Collection	Children Non Fiction
Call Number	J 428.1 W667
Community Library of Allegheny Valley - Harrison	Picture Books	Je W
Location	Community Library of Allegheny Valley - Harrison
Collection	Picture Books
Call Number	Je W
Coraopolis Memorial Library	Juvenile Picture Books	J PIC WIL
Location	Coraopolis Memorial Library
Collection	Juvenile Picture Books
Call Number	J PIC WIL
Green Tree Public Library	Children's Easy	E AUT WIL
Location	Green Tree Public Library
Collection	Children's Easy
Call Number	E AUT WIL
Hampton Community Library	Juvenile Picture Book	MY LEARNING WORLD JPIC WILLEMS
Location	Hampton Community Library
Collection	Juvenile Picture Book
Call Number	MY LEARNING WORLD JPIC WILLEMS
Monroeville Public Library	Juvenile Picture Books	J E WILLEMS
Location	Monroeville Public Library
Collection	Juvenile Picture Books
Call Number	J E WILLEMS
Northern Tier Regional Library	Picture Book	J PB WILLE
Location	Northern Tier Regional Library
Collection	Picture Book
Call Number	J PB WILLE
Northland Public Library	Children's Picture Books	J PIC WILLEMS
Location	Northland Public Library
Collection	Children's Picture Books
Call Number	J PIC WILLEMS
Northland Public Library	Children's Picture Books	J PIC WILLEMS
Location	Northland Public Library
Collection	Children's Picture Books
Call Number	J PIC WILLEMS
Penn Hills Library	Picture Books	PICTURE WIL
Location	Penn Hills Library
Collection	Picture Books
Call Number	PICTURE WIL
Pleasant Hills Public Library	Picture Book	Juv Pict Wil
Location	Pleasant Hills Public Library
Collection	Picture Book
Call Number	Juv Pict Wil
Plum Community Library	Juvenile Non-Fiction	J 428.1 WIL
Location	Plum Community Library
Collection	Juvenile Non-Fiction
Call Number	J 428.1 WIL
Robinson Library	Juvenile Picture Books	PICT FIC WILLEMS
Location	Robinson Library
Collection	Juvenile Picture Books
Call Number	PICT FIC WILLEMS
Scott Township Library	Picture Books	E WILLEM
Location	Scott Township Library
Collection	Picture Books
Call Number	E WILLEM
Sewickley Public Library	Juvenile Picture Books	J E WIL
Location	Sewickley Public Library
Collection	Juvenile Picture Books
Call Number	J E WIL
Shaler North Hills Library	Juvenile Reader	j READER WILLEMS
Location	Shaler North Hills Library
Collection	Juvenile Reader
Call Number	j READER WILLEMS
South Fayette Township Library	Juvenile Picture Book	J E WIL
Location	South Fayette Township Library
Collection	Juvenile Picture Book
Call Number	J E WIL
Springdale Free Public Library	Easy Readers	ER WILL
Location	Springdale Free Public Library
Collection	Easy Readers
Call Number	ER WILL

 

Unavailable (13)

Location	Collection	Status
Andrew Bayne Memorial Library	Picture Book	CHECKED OUT
Location	Andrew Bayne Memorial Library
Collection	Picture Book
Status	CHECKED OUT
Andrew Carnegie Free Library	Juvenile Easy	CHECKED OUT
Location	Andrew Carnegie Free Library
Collection	Juvenile Easy
Status	CHECKED OUT
Brentwood Library	Easy	CHECKED OUT
Location	Brentwood Library
Collection	Easy
Status	CHECKED OUT
Bridgeville Public Library	Picture Books	CHECKED OUT
Location	Bridgeville Public Library
Collection	Picture Books
Status	CHECKED OUT
C.C. Mellor Memorial Library	Picture Books	CHECKED OUT
Location	C.C. Mellor Memorial Library
Collection	Picture Books
Status	CHECKED OUT
CLP - Brookline	Children's Picture Books	CHECKED OUT
Location	CLP - Brookline
Collection	Children's Picture Books
Status	CHECKED OUT
CLP - East Liberty	Children's Picture Books	CHECKED OUT
Location	CLP - East Liberty
Collection	Children's Picture Books
Status	CHECKED OUT
Moon Township Public Library	Easy	CHECKED OUT
Location	Moon Township Public Library
Collection	Easy
Status	CHECKED OUT
Mt. Lebanon Public Library	Children's Picture Books	CHECKED OUT
Location	Mt. Lebanon Public Library
Collection	Children's Picture Books
Status	CHECKED OUT
Oakmont Carnegie Library	Easy Fiction	CHECKED OUT
Location	Oakmont Carnegie Library
Collection	Easy Fiction
Status	CHECKED OUT
Penn Hills Library	Picture Books	CHECKED OUT
Location	Penn Hills Library
Collection	Picture Books
Status	CHECKED OUT
Upper St. Clair Township Library	Picture Books	CHECKED OUT
Location	Upper St. Clair Township Library
Collection	Picture Books
Status	CHECKED OUT
Western Allegheny Community Library	Picture Book	CHECKED OUT
Location	Western Allegheny Community Library
Collection	Picture Book
Status	CHECKED OUT

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Summary

Published Reviews

Booklist Review: "How does abstract art work? Is a painting of wavy, curvy bubble shapes "soft" and a painting of cubical lines and angles "hard?" They certainly appear to be when paired side by side. The same could be said for an image of rolling blues and whites being "calm" when paired with a jumble of overlapping shapes and colors that are "excited." In this incredibly simple and thoughtfully crafted art book, Willems presents original ink and acrylic paintings of abstract art with a wide variety of shapes, forms, colors, and composition techniques in carefully selected pairs, each with a single question to the reader, asking what a painting represents in the context of the other. The result is as complex or simple as the reader would like to make it. One can compare Willems' clear, linear, bold squares to Mondrian, his loud and boisterous compositions to Kandinsky, and his abstractions to Klee, but it could also purely be a book that asks the age-old question, "How does art make you feel?" A work of great skill and artistry."
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Publisher's Weekly Review: "In this high-concept, image-focused picture book, Caldecott Honoree Willems explores the fundamentals of so-called opposites and playfully interrogates nonfigurative images' associations. His tools are 18 high-contrast abstract paintings in acrylic and ink--one per spread but clearly paired--and a series of attendant yes-or-no questions. "Is this soft?" accompanies an image of curvilinear, interlocking shapes in black, blue, gray, red, and yellow; a page turn later, the question "Is this hard?" abuts a picture of the same colors arranged into a sharp-edged geometric pattern. Though early images seem to largely concur with their listed descriptors ("Is this dark?" appears beside a dim painting), some of the pairs--"intentional" vs. "accidental" and "broken" vs. "fixed," for example--are sure to raise philosophical questions about the terms' essential definitions. If expressions such as "mechanical" (the image resembles a circuit board) and "organic" (floating biomorphic shapes nod to Miro) may be a touch conceptual for the stated age range, readers aren't likely to mind. This subtle, mind-expanding volume takes a familiar format to new places while showing how creators and readers meet on a page. Ages up to 2. Agent: Marcia Wernick, Wernick & Pratt. (Oct.)"
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Additional Information

Subjects	English language -- Synonyms and antonyms -- Juvenile literature. Polarity -- Juvenile literature. Art, Abstract -- Juvenile literature. English language -- Synonyms and antonyms. Opposites. Art, Abstract.
Publisher	New York :Hyperion Books for Children,2021
Edition	First edition.
Language	English
Description	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN	9781368070973 1368070973
Other	Classic View