The Class Artist

The Class ARtist was written and illistrated by G. Brian Karas. It is about a young boy who doesn't think that he is a very good drawer. A girl in his class makes fun of his drawing and he has no confidence. In the end he draws a beautiful mural and this begins his journey as the class artist. The book teaches lessons of how you shouldn't make fun of people and how you should always believe in yourself. You can do anything you set your mind to. The story also includes the days of the week which is a good thing to incorporate for kids. The story actually reminds me of myself. I am in an arts methods course and we had to draw a portriat of someone. I didn't think I could do it because I don't have a lot of confidence in my drawing. My roomates made fun of my attempts at drawing stick figures. In the end, my portriat turned out to be the best drawing I have ever done and my roomates were all impressed. It was a really good feeling.