Niko Draws a Feeling

Posted on 27 September 2019 by Bob Raczka

Niko loves to draw his world the ring a ling of the ice cream truck, the warm of sun on his face But no one appreciates his art Until one day, Niko meets Iris . Read Niko Draws a Feeling – kino-fada.fr I loved the way this book captured the artistic process and what it feels like to have an idea you want to express, a feeling you want to capture A beautiful book about art making and finding a kindred spirit to share that art with.I don t know if I ve ever read a children s book singing the praises of abstract art It was kind of neat, though, showing kids that art doesn t have to just be representations of things we see it can also be about things we perceive with our other senses or even about our feelings Nobody in Niko s life seems to understand this, which leads to him feeling rather lonely and sad which, of course, inspiresartwork It isn t until a little girl moves in nearby that he finds someone who I don t know if I ve ever read a children s book singing the praises of abstract art It was kind of neat, though, showing kids that art doesn t have to just be representations of things we see it can also be about things we perceive with our other senses or even about our feelings Nobody in Niko s life seems to understand this, which leads to him feeling rather lonely and sad which, of course, inspiresartwork It isn t until a little girl moves in nearby...Niko loves to draw He carries around his supplies until a feeling or an inspiration strikes him When he draws a picture, it is not what he sees, it is what he feels or hears, the sensations he gets When he shows his pictures to people, they do not understand his work, they assume it is what he sees and ask questions about the obvious They can t see past what he didn t draw Everytime someone takes a look at his pictures and doesn t see what he created, Niko becomes disappointed He draws a Niko loves to draw He carries around his supplies until a feeling or an inspiration strikes him When he draws a picture, it is not what he sees, it is what he feels or hears, the sensations he gets When he shows his pictures to people, they do not understand his work, they assume it is what he sees and ask questions about the obvious They can t see past what he didn t draw Everytime someone takes a look at his pictures and doesn t see what he created, Niko becom...Rather than copy the forms of what he sees, Niko draws representations of the feelings that seeing things elicits He doesn t draw the sun he draws the warmth of the sun on his face He doesn t draw the ice cream truck he draws the sound of the bells.Most people do not understand Niko s drawings until he meets a little girl, Iris, who does Niko can then make a new drawing the feeling of finding a new friend.Niko Draws a Feeling is artistic and imaginative and will inspire children to Rather than copy the forms of what he sees, Niko dr...I FEEL YOUR FEEL NIKO, I REALLY DO this is a fantastic story about how hard it is to have your vision misunderstood for so long, how wonderful it is to finally meet someone who gets you.A sweet story that would pair well with the Noisy Paint Box or work with several themes in storytime Art, friendship, staying true to yourselfArt is life It looks like how I feel Iris It s the warm of the sun on my face It s not the sun It s the warm It s not my face It s the warm NikoThis is a new to me and to our room title We have just about every other title Raczka has written, but I think we missed this 2017 release because it wasn t a poetry based title But after seeing the book land on my radar again this week, I had a sense that I just needed to see it read have it Niko draws pictures of the feeling associated with the subject he is considering As a teacher active in social media, I can see this The request to seeof a project that one is just getting This is a new to me and to our room title We have just about every other title Raczka has written, but I think we missed this 2017 release because it wasn t a poetry based title But after seeing the book land on my radar again this week, I had a sense that I just needed to see it read have it Niko draws pictures of the feeling associated with the subject he is considering As a teacher active in social media, I...Niko is an artist he uses the tools of an artist to interpret and respond to his world, but his loved ones don t always understand his work When Niko draws a picture he is most concerned about getting the feeling right, not necessarily recreating an image or a scene etc When a new little girl moves in next door, Niko is feelin...In my 7 years on Goodreads, I have never bothered enter one of the hundreds of picture books I ve read to my kids from the library Not that I haven t read some really good books and plenty of pretty bad ones , but we take out 10 12 books a week and adding them here would be tedious But I m making an exception for this one, because it was truly excellent One of my criteria for 5 stars is that the book should change my perception of the world, and I think this book may have done that I m not In my 7 years on Goodreads, I have never bothered enter one of the hun...

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27 September 2019

Bob Raczka