{"product_id":"tell-me-a-picture-9781845076870","title":"Tell Me a Picture","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Quentin Blake became Childrens Laureate  one of his aims was to highlight the value and intelligence of childrens books - and their illustrations. In Tell Me A Picturehe shows the quality of paintings made for children and links them to the wider world of fine art through their infinite capacity to tell stories: a pleasure we all understand. Here he chooses an alphabet of pictures with  as he explains  story in common. Some are by illustrators  others are by artists whose pictures you usually see in art galleries. From them Quentin Blake shows how stories can be told around any picture. Throughout the book his characters complement the paintings  introducing each image  pointing out details and asking questions. By initially presenting only the pictures - without the distractions of any information beyond the artists name - children are shown that they already have the skills to respond to the work of artists like Goya and Tintoretto. Quentin Blake and the National Gallery also suggest ways to have fun with children on gallery visits  and end the book with delightful  brief accounts of the artists and pictures Blake has chosen for his gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44662013263925,"sku":"ByrdShop_1845076877","price":36.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781845076870.jpg?v=1784698996","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/tell-me-a-picture-9781845076870","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}