{"product_id":"but-art-is-awful-a-picture-book-cassi-mccreight-hardcover","title":"But Art Is Awful!: A Picture Book -- Cassi McCreight, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA hilarious picture book about an endearing little crank who thinks the museum is absolutely \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eawful\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e . . . or is it actually \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eawesome\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArt can be a lot of things--wondrous, inspiring, transformative . . . but mostly it's \u003ci\u003eboring\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd visiting an art museum? \u003ci\u003eDouble boring!\u003c\/i\u003e 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\n\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 . . . \u003ci\u003eGasp! \u003c\/i\u003eMaybe he does like art after all?! Well, would that be so awful?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWitty and informative (but never boring!), author Cassi McCreight and Xindi Yan, illustrator of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling Busy Betty\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, have paired up to create a laugh-out-loud romp all about art appreciation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cassi McCreight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Abrams Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.1\" H x 9.3\" L x 0.4\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781419779473\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48087883382938,"sku":"9781419779473","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/3015\/4138\/files\/9781419779473.jpg?v=1779183937","url":"https:\/\/unclejonsbookfactory.com\/products\/but-art-is-awful-a-picture-book-cassi-mccreight-hardcover","provider":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}