dePaola, Tomie. The Art Lesson. Tomie dePaola. New York: G. P. Putnam's, 1989.

This book is almost an autobiography of Tomie dePaola as a child. The confines of school learning are shown very well in this story about a budding young artist named Tommy. This story is a good reminder to adults and children not to give up on one's dream in life. Nice illustrations showing children in school and young Tommy drawing. A good book for the library to teach children to keep working and not to give up and also reminds adults to encourage, instead of discouraging, dreams. Submitted by Adam Wall

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