Sometimes It's Bright

by Annie Ruygt (Author)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

In this visually rich picture book, a girl discovers the joy of creativity, first on a walk through the city and ultimately within herself.

As Ronan and her mother spend an afternoon together, the girl notices a sparkling brightness--flowing in the notes of a street musician, blaring from billboards, and flying from dancers on stage. Why does she sometimes feel bright--and where could she find that brightness when she wants it?

Curious, she experiments . . . until she discovers the magic can come from her, too, when she dances, draws, and paints.

Sometimes It's Bright explores how being our most creative selves brings joy to us and to the world.

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A child experiences creativity as magical wisps. In this watercolor-and-colored pencil world most everything is blue-hued, [and] the wisps...are created from...art. Do they make the child happy? Inspired? Both.

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Annie Ruygt
Annie Ruygt earned her BFA in Illustration from Cal State Fullerton. Before settling down in California and pursuing a career as a freelance artist, she spent some time traveling and playing gigs as a singer-songwriter; this helped her develop an ear for rhythm and rhyme that shows in her picture-book writing.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781684379828
Lexile Measure
380
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Astra Young Readers
Publication date
April 06, 2021
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV039050 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV003000 - Juvenile Fiction | Art & Architecture
Library of Congress categories
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