How do you draw a playful daddy? Or a smelly dog? For any kid who's ever been asked to "draw a picture of your family," here's an unusual and much more fun take on the project! Using objects to represent personality traits, acclaimed illustrator Hanoch Piven creates simple and funny portraits that perfectly describe all the members of one girl's family. Children of all ages will be inspired to make their own family portraits after reading this book.

My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks: And Other Funny Family Portraits

Children's Books

Piven, Hanoch

Animals

Dragonfly Books

This clever, informative, and artful picture book from Hanoch Piven and Shira Hecht-Koller imagines what advice 14 Biblical figures would have given.\nFeel your power. Trust the journey. Change and grow.\nThe Bible is full of stories that teach us to dream big, be curious, and be ourselves. And who better to learn these lessons from than Biblical characters themselves?\nDream Big, Laugh Often: And More Great Advice from the Bible contains portraits of 14 Biblical figures, brought to life with Hanoch Piven’s joyful and clever art made from found objects, including Abraham and Sarah, Moses and Miriam, David and Deborah and more.\nRead, learn, play, search, and find! You’ll love studying each portrait and imagining what piece of advice each character from the Bible would offer.

Dream Big, Laugh Often: And More Great Advice from the Bible

Hecht-Koller, Shira

Religions

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

How do you draw your smelly dog? Your playful daddy? Your yummy mommy? See how one girl does it in this simple, clever picture book that's comprised of family portraits made out of objects. For example, her baby brother is so noisy—he's as loud as a whistle, a horn, and even a fire truck!—that she creates a picture of him with whistles for eyes, a horn mouth, and holding a fire truck. After the girl has described everyone in her family (including herself, in great detail), she asks, "What does your special family look like?" encouraging readers to create their own portraits. With a list of objects at the end of the book to use as a guide, this is the ideal choice for budding artists everywhere.
Here's a wonderful exploration of simile and metaphor for young readers. And don't miss the companion book My Best Friend is as Sharp as a Pencil!

Arts, Music & Photography

Schwartz & Wade

Here's the perfect back-to-school gift for budding artists. Like the creator's previous picture book, My Dog Is as Smelly as Dirty Socks, this picture book encourages children to be creative and make their own object portraits. It's a fun activity for home or for the classroom. You can even check out portraits made by other readers in the "kids' gallery" of author Hanoch Piven's Web site, www.pivenworld.com—and while you're at it, send in your own! Learn how to create a funny librarian, a colorful art teacher, or your best friend by seeing how one girl does it in this simple, playful picture book that's comprised of portraits made of objects. Once the girl has talked about—and drawn—the key figures in her school, she ends with the pièce de résistance—a class portrait!

My Best Friend Is As Sharp As a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom Portraits

Random House Studio

How do you draw your smelly dog? Your playful daddy? Your yummy mommy? See how one girl does it in this simple, clever picture book that's comprised of family portraits made out of objects. For example, her baby brother is so noisy—he's as loud as a whistle, a horn, and even a fire truck!—that she creates a picture of him with whistles for eyes, a horn mouth, and holding a fire truck. After the girl has described everyone in her family (including herself, in great detail), she asks, "What does your special family look like?" encouraging readers to create their own portraits. With a list of objects at the end of the book to use as a guide, this is the ideal choice for budding artists everywhere.Here's a wonderful exploration of simile and metaphor for young readers. And don't miss the companion book My Best Friend is as Sharp as a Pencil! From the Hardcover edition.

Here's the perfect back-to-school gift for budding artists. Like the creator's previous picture book, My Dog Is as Smelly as Dirty Socks, this picture book encourages children to be creative and make their own object portraits. It's a fun activity for home or for the classroom. You can even check out portraits made by other readers in the "kids' gallery" of author Hanoch Piven's Web site, www.pivenworld.com—and while you're at it, send in your own! Learn how to create a funny librarian, a colorful art teacher, or your best friend by seeing how one girl does it in this simple, playful picture book that's comprised of portraits made of objects. Once the girl has talked about—and drawn—the key figures in her school, she ends with the pièce de résistance—a class portrait! From the Hardcover edition.

Education & Reference

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Caricature portraits and scenes in the lives of U.S. presidents along with a text comprised of interesting anecdotes reveal the character traits that ""make up"" our leaders.

What Presidents Are Made Of (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Biographies

Turtleback Books

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Using objects and unique designs to draw the characteristics of her family, a young girl draws her family in a way that is special just to her, including a horn for the mouth of her baby brother and a can of fish attached to her beloved, but stinky, pooch.

My Dog Is as Smelly as Dirty Socks: And Other Funny Family Portraits

PRESIDENTS are made of BIG EATERS...and so much more! You get a portrait of former U. S. president Jimmy Carter, who builds houses for the homeless. See the presidents as never before -- made out of objects! Using everything from blue jeans to boxing gloves, Hanoch Piven "builds" the characters of our leaders. And with revealing anecdotes to go along with Piven's creations, you'll never forget what makes up George (Washington), George (Bush), or anyone else in between.

What Presidents Are Made Of

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

With distinctive illustrations, Hanoch Piven crafts a delightful story of competitive siblings whose attempts to frighten each other--revealed through 8 gatefold pages--are surpassed by their baby brother. Mo and Jo are sweet kids who engage in costumed one-upmanship until they're surprised by a real” monster who turns out to be the baby, Bo. Piven's unique approach-showing the photographed objects that will be used in the children's disguises on the outside of the gatefold, and revealing the finished face when the fold is opened-brings a sense of excitement to this simple but compelling story for children aged 4 to 8.

Scary Show of Mo and Jo

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Running Press

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My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks: And Other Funny Family Portraits

Dream Big, Laugh Often: And More Great Advice from the Bible

My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks: And Other Funny Family Portraits

My Best Friend Is As Sharp As a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom Portraits

My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks: And Other Funny Family Portraits

My Best Friend Is As Sharp As a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom Portraits

What Presidents Are Made Of (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

My Dog Is as Smelly as Dirty Socks: And Other Funny Family Portraits

What Presidents Are Made Of

Scary Show of Mo and Jo