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Ish

by Peter H. Reynolds

Other authorsPeter H. Reynolds (Illustrator)

Hardcover, 2004

Call number

E R

Collection

Easy / Picturebooks

Genres

Children's Books

Series

Creatrilogy (2)

Publication

Candlewick (2004), Edition: Fourth Printing, 32 pages

Description

Ramon loses confidence in his ability to draw, but his sister gives him a new perspective on things.

Subjects

Brothers and sisters Fiction

Drawing Fiction

Self-confidence Fiction

User reviews

LibraryThing member meastwold

This story is about a young boy who loves to draw. He continues to draw until his older brother scrutinizes it. Then with the new light from his younger sister he is able to love his drawing again. This is a great example of realistic fiction while promoting a healthy theme. Readers are very easily

able to relate to this book.

LibraryThing member bwyatt

Ramon liked to draw a lot until one day his brother started making fun of him and how he drew. From then on Ramon never drew anything good enough for him. One day he asked a girl what she drew and she said "vase-ish." From then on he started drawing and naming his drawing something- "ish."
I like

this book because I can not draw either and how he uses every word with an ish at the end reminded me of me when I was little.
I would have this book read to a class and then do an art project and show to the class that everyone can become artistic it is just in their own head.

LibraryThing member Brandie

I think my children really love this author and we wil have to continue to watch for more books by him!

LibraryThing member aconant05

This is a book about a young boy, Ramon, who loved to draw. At least he loved it until his brother made fun of one of his pictures. He struggles to draw anything until his sister points out that while his drawings might not be perfectly realistic, they are "ish".

LibraryThing member lecowan

This book is about a boy who loves to draw anywhere and everywhere, until someone tells him his picture does not look like it should. For a while he struggles with drawing until his sister starts collecting his crumpled artwork. At that point his sister restores his faith in his drawing abilities

and all kinds of options are open for his drawing.

I thought this was a cute and sweet book about art and sibling relationships. I could relate to the boy in this book about having someone criticize you, losing your faith in whatever was criticized and then having that faith restored. The sister in this book was a great example of a support system.

I would read this book to my class whenever I need to talk about sharing, supporting and being considerate of other's feelings. I think a great project for this book would to have some kind of trust building exercise with it. Another thought would be to have the students draw an "ish" picture and tell us a story to go along with it.

LibraryThing member dchaikin

A boy loves to draw, but can't draw his pictures "right". He gets frustrated, tosses all his drawings and gives up. Then he find his younger sisters has collected his drawings, uncrumpled them and hung them up on her wall. He looks at the pictures, then complains to her that one picture looks

nothing like a vase with flowers. She responds that it looks "vase-ish." The boy is re-inspired. He begins to draw pictures which look "tree-ish" etc. This story is brilliant, I love it. My almost-4-yr-old doesn't like it quite as much as I do, though.

LibraryThing member whitneyharrison

This is a nice story about a young boy who loves to draw, and his brother puts him down by making a mean statement. So he gives up drawing completly, and becomes depressed. However, his sister thinks that what he does is awesome. And that encouragement and faith takes his art a long way.

LibraryThing member DushiyanthiMcCarley

The book is about a little boy named Ramon who loved to draw. One day as he was drawing a vase of flowers his older brother looked at his drawing and criticised it. Embrassed by the criticism and the thought that he could not draw Ramon crumpled his drawing and threw it away. He tried to make the

rest of his drawing look right but when it didn't he gave up. His sister who found Ramon crumpling another drawing, picked it up and ran outside the room. Ramon followed her to her room where to his surprise he found her walls covered with his crumpled drawing. She showed him her favorite one, which she called "vase-ish". After seeing her walls Ramon felt encouraged to draw again and he added the words "ish" to all his drawings.

I liked this book since I feel like Ramon when I have to draw and this book encourages everyone that drawing don't have to be perfect.

Extension 1. i would give the students water colors and have them paint something they like and have them explain to the teache what it is.
2. Talk to the students about not giving up on anything because someone did not like it.

LibraryThing member msequeira06

Ramon wasn't proud of his artwork because of his brother's reaction to his pieces. His sister, however, was very supportive and helped him enjoy it again. The story is made up, but uses all realistic aspects (such as characters, setting, topic) to tell it. Ramon was a round character who the

narrator tells us Ramon's feelings. He grows throughout the story by becoming proud of his work. Media: watercolor, ink

LibraryThing member elle0467

Ramon loved to draw everything. Until, one day his big brother leaned over his shoulder and humiliated him and made fun of his drawings. From that day forth, Ramon had a tough timje finding ideas to draw about. Everything he drew, he eventually crumpled and threw to the side. One day Ramon was

about to give up when his little sister Marisol stole a crumpled paper from his pile. He chased her till he got to her room where he discovered a gallery of crumpled art. Here he found the meaning of the word "ish" and created a new world where everthing was ish-like. Finally Ramon began to savor his drawings and understand more of who he was and his talent too.
-Good for teaching lessons about not listening to what negative things people have to say

LibraryThing member olivegreen1

Very sweet little fable, line drawings are simple, playful and evocative.

LibraryThing member DayehSensei

Another beautiful, inspiring tale from Peter H. Reynolds! Like "The Dot," this book will bring confidence to young artists everywhere. The themes are very similar to "The Dot," but the story is different-- Ramon is trying to draw something exactly as it looks, and fails, and gradually realizes that

something that looks "real-ish" is good enough-- even awesome! I already use the word (?) "ish" all the time and see myself using it even more after reading this wonderful, adorable book.

LibraryThing member kmacneill

This is about a boy Ramon who loved to draw. One day his brother told him his drawings didn't look "right". He was frustrated and after trying to make things look "right", he quit. Just as he did that his sister grabbed his drawing and ran to her room. Ramon followed her and saw all his pictures on

her wall like a gallery. There she told him that one of his drawings looked "vase-ish" and from there on he drew freely and drew ish-ly and he was happy. Its cute because a lot of the words in the book to describe Ramon's drawings end with -ish. I liked the moral that things don't have to be perfect but you do have to do your best. The story is short with few words and has nice illustrations. I think this is ideal for 1st graders.

LibraryThing member lynny_nicole

Ish is a book about a little boy who likes to draw but is very hard on himself and thinks all of his drawing are horrible. He would crinkle and throw out all of his drawings until one day he noticed his sister picking up one of his thrown out drawings. She then showed him that she had kept most of

his thrown out drawings and that she loved his drawings. He then gained self confidence and began to look at his drawings in a new light.

I really liked this book because I am personally not the best drawing but it is something I enjoy doing. I liked that the book taught the reader that drawings do not have to be perfect as long as it is something you enjoy doing and that it does not have to be perfect.

I would use this book as an introduction to free drawing. I would tell the students they would draw what ever they wanted as long as they liked it. I would also have them draw a picture and title it with "ish" on the end.

LibraryThing member brookebrush

Age Appropriateness: Primary
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Review: This was a good example of realistic fiction, because in real life kids get put down and feel like quitting.
Comments: - Create "ish" artwork books
- Discuss how Ramon's brother could have been nicer.
Media: Watercolors

LibraryThing member marisa_9087

This story is about a little boy who loves to draw, but thinks he is a terrible drawer. One day his sister picks up one of his drawings that he has thrown away and loves it.

This book would be great to allow the children to see no matter what they think or how bad they may see it, their drawings are

all unique and beautiful!

In the classroom I would allow the children to draw a picture of there choice.

LibraryThing member fvalle89

much like The Dot (same author) only this one, Ramon is told he can't draw and so he gives up but his sister thinks he's a drawer and he draws things that are similar(ish) to other things. A great read!

LibraryThing member mlboliver

Peter Reynolds' "Ish" is an inspiring story about a boy named, Ramon who loves to draw. When Peter's older brother begins to make fun of his drawing, Peter loses his temper and for a moment gives up on drawing until his little sister steals his drawing and runs to her room with his drawing. When

Peter enters his little sister's room he finds that she is his biggest fan. His little sister has hung many of Peter's drawings on her wall and proclaims to Peter that the drawing that their older brother was making fun is her favorite. Peter responds to his sister by telling her the drawing was meant to be a vase and she precedes to tell him that it is "vase-ish." When his sister says this Peter is again inspired because he understands that his drawings are not perfect, but they are how he perceives things. Peter's sister's inspirational take on Peter's style of drawing helps him be comfortable with his style of drawing.

"Ish" puts a very creative spin on poetry. Although the book doesn't follow the traditional format of poetry including the rhyme scheme, "Ish"

LibraryThing member SavanahDayhoff

Peter Reynold’s book Ish is a story about a little boy who loves to draw. One day, his brother makes fun of one of his drawings, so he starts to think that none of his work is good enough. He wads up each paper he draws and throws it in the trash. He does not know, however, that his sister has

been collecting them and putting them up on her wall. She takes him into her room and shows him that each one of his drawings are special.

I would have each of my students draw their own “ish” picture. This is a great process art project.

LibraryThing member Leann_Thompson

This is a story about a boy who loves to draw, but once his brother makes fun of his pictures he decides to stop trying. He soon discovers that his little sister has been collecting his crumpled up, rejected drawings and hanging them on her bedroom walls. He learns that his work can be whatever he

wants it to be, it's all in how you look at it.

This is very sweet book to read. It reminds you that beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. The illustrations are simple and work with the text very well, they are small pictures until you see his sister's room. It's a great contrast! My children enjoyed reading this book along with me, and I found that this story has a really great message to give to any child! Whatever they create is beautiful, simply because they tried.

LibraryThing member mulstad07

Age: Primary, Intermediate
Media: Watercolor, ink, and tea

The genre of this book is realistic fiction. It is realistic fiction because the events in this story could actually happen. There could be a boy like Ramon who draws many different things. The main character in this story is Ramon. He is a

deep character because he grows up during the book. At the beginning he gets very frustrated with himself and his inability to draw, but then he realizes that he has talent and he feels much more confident. The theme of this book is to always believe in yourself. Even if you are not extremely talented, find joy in doing things that are special to you, just like Ramon.

LibraryThing member DavisPamelag

Ish is a story about a young boy who loves to draw until one day when his older brother makes fun of him. Because of this sibling’s teasing, the young boy crumples up his drawings and decides to quit until he discovers that his sister has collected his drawings and hung them on her wall.

Another

good example of the negative effects of bullying. Sweet story that is uplifting and a joy to read.

Classroom extensions include having the students to draw a picture of whatever they choose allowing them to use their imaginations. Another extension would be read the story and explain that the older sibling’s teasing is a form of bullying and have the children write down a positive response to the teasing that could have been used by the young boy to his older brother.

LibraryThing member ElizabethNickell

Summary: Ramon loves to draw. He draws anything, anywhere, at anytime. One day, his brother tells Ramon that the vase he is drawing doesn't look like a vase. Ramon tries to make his drawings look “right,” but he can't. He is crumpling them up, and his sister grabs one and runs into her room.

Ramon follows, and sees that her walls are covered in his artwork. He asks why she likes it when it doesn't look like a vase, and she tells him it looks vase-ish. This encourages Ramon to continue drawing and even begin writing.

Personal Reaction: This is a good book. It has a sort of one mans trash is another mans treasure theme. The idea of “ish” is one that I think children would like. It could encourage them to continue doing something even if they can't do it perfectly.

Extension Ideas: This book relates to art. Students could draw something to the best of their ability, and then present their “ish” art to the class. It also is a great book for teaching that just because someone does something in a way you don't like, that doesn't mean it is wrong. Students could brainstorm things that other people do differently. Then, they could write about the difference, and how it isn't wrong, but just different.

LibraryThing member kpalmer07

This is a good example of realistic fiction. This story is true to everyday life and could occur with everyone. A boy is drawing when his brother makes fun of him and his drawings. The boy then hates his drawings from that point forward until his sister says she likes them and tells him how his

drawings are good and his own. He then draws again and loves it. This story could happen to any number of people. There are not elements of fantasy and it is easy to relate to.

This story has a very simple but complete plot. It begins with Ramon (the boy) drawing and loving it until his brother makes fun of his art. From this point on Ramon is in conflict with himself because he hates his art until he just wants to give up. The climax comes when his sister steels his paper and runs off and Ramon notices her room full of his crumpled art. Ramon then resolves the issue by drawing again and it ends with him living happily ever after.

Media: Ink and Wash

LibraryThing member Artobsessed

Great book for those thinking their artwork isn't good enough.

Awards

Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — Primary — 2007)

Pages

32

ISBN

076362344X / 9780763623449

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