Emma S Rug

Emma who copies her art from images she sees in her.

Emma s rug.

She sleeps with it by her bed. Emma s rug is a multicultural picture book that explores the creativity of emma. When she was born someone gave her a rug that as she grows becomes a vital part of her life. Emma stops drawing and painting and eventually throws away her awards pencils paints brushes and the rug.

It becomes shriveled with all the fluff gone. It asks the larger question what is inspiration and where does it come from. More by and about this author. Emma s rug is a book about a girl named emma that gets a rug when she is born and she never steps on it but instead gets ideas to paint from it and wins lots of awards because of it.

By allen say allen say. Narrative with a bit of non fiction summary. A book for all ages. Eventually sitting in her now empty room emma begins to see things in the wall and then in the trees outside that she knew from before.

One day emma s mother washes the rug. It is clear as we read this text that the rug is an extension of emma. Emma s rug is a deceptively simple child s book with a much deeper meaning. Emma s rug allen say author houghton mifflin harcourt hmh 16 95 32p isbn 978 0 395 74294 5.

Pw talks with allen say. These are great books for children that like books based on true stories about family. She later realizes that her creativity does not come from her rug but from inside her.