Books By:
Amy Guglielmo
How to Build a Hug
FROM SARAH:
The delightful story of Temple Grandin and how she invented her hug machine.
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
As a young girl, Temple Grandin loved folding paper kites, making obstacle courses, and building lean-tos. But she really didn’t like hugs. Temple wanted to be held—but to her, hugs felt like being stuffed inside the scratchiest sock in the world; like a tidal wave of dentist drills, sandpaper, and awful cologne, coming at her all at once. Would she ever get to enjoy the comfort of a hug?
Then one day, Temple had an idea. If she couldn’t receive a hug, she would make one…she would build a hug machine!
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What the Artist Saw: Vincent van Gogh
FROM SARAH:
This one is art biography, part activity book. It's a fascinating walk through Van Gogh’s life is filled with opportunities to practice your own art, all while learning more about what inspired some of his most famous works.
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
See the world through Vincent van Gogh's eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces.
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Pocket Full of Colors
FROM SARAH:
Enter the magical, colorful world of Mary Blair, an artist who thrived in bursts of color, changing the landscape of Disney Studios, and designing one of the most iconic Disney rides of all-time.
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
From her imaginative childhood to her career as an illustrator, designer, and animator for Walt Disney Studios, Mary wouldn’t play by the rules. At a time when studios wanted to hire men and think in black and white, Mary painted twinkling emerald skies, peach giraffes with tangerine spots, and magenta horses that could fly.
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