A Piece of Chalk

by Ericsson, Jennifer A.; Shapiro, Michelle

• ISBN13: 9781596430570
• ISBN10: 1596430575
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-09-04
• Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Summary

A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES in an ordinary box of chalk...What would you do with a brand new box of chalk, and a whole driveway as your chalkboard? What would you draw? This little girl draws a red brick wall for starters, then a yellow sun, a brown bird and more. Watch her create a magical picture, as she adds details with each turn of the page. But what happens when a gray cloud rolls in, and rain turns her creation into a colored puddle? With delightful artwork and a deceptively simple text, this picture book perfectly captures a child's creativity, and resilience.

Author Biography

Jennifer A. Ericsson is a children's librarian, the author of a number of picture books, and the co-author of the popular The Everything Kids' Puzzle Book series.  She lives in Concord New Hampshire.

 

When she is not illustrating, Michelle Shapiro runs a graphic design agency.  She lives with her son in Santa Barbara, California.  This is her second picture book.

Table of Contents

Media Matters-2008

Ages 4-8

With a new box of rainbow colored chalk and a vivid imagination, a little girl with pigtails uses her driveway as her chalkboard to draw an outdoor scene. When a rainstorm washes her work into colorful swirls, instead of feeling disappointed she looks foreward to new possibilities.