Description: A smart and funny picture-book take on visual literacy that helps young readers consider how they want to see and be seen.
There's the pig who imagines being a rock star. The fashionable cockatoo who dreams of being painted by a famous artist. And the high-jumping frog who wants to be the greatest goalie ever. This book offers both a funny gallery of animals' aspirations, and an exploration of how we present ourselves in a world where public pictures determine how others see us. How do we show ourselves in our best light? How do we take charge of how we are seen? What can a picture tell about us? In a world where pictures often say more than a thousand words, this book is a perfect conversation starter--and always good for a laugh. Also available in a bilingual English-Spanish edition: Imagina una foto. Sonríe, clic, ¡eso! / Click! Snap! Picture That!Brief description: Dieter Böge is a picture book author, translator, and founding member of the "New Picture Book" Association. He studied art history and illustration, and teaches drawing, painting, and illustration at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences.
Review Quotes: "Each of the book's incongruous illustrations (a lion swinging on a swing, a wild boar shredding on electric guitar) should be good for a smile. Could be an argument for thinking outside the box. Could be just a series of funny illustrations. Works either way."-- "Kirkus Reviews"