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Banned Book Week 2017. This year I'm reading a few picture books that have been challenged for their content, this one due to its depiction of nude Adam and Eve stand-ins.

I'd never heard of this particular Eric Carle, and having read it, I wish I were still ignorant of its existence. This tedious combination of bible creation story and reflection on creativity makes me curious about only one thing: Is this where Darren Aronofsky got the idea for his mother! movie? ( )

This story has a lot of different things that can be used as math concepts. It shows shapes, line and even time. The little boy starts his painting and constantly adds to it. While at the end, we see how he has aged and how his artwork has progressed. At one point the artist breaks down how to use line to draw a perfect star. ( )

I'm really glad we got a chance to read this book. It brought up a great discussion about banned books. In fact, I was so intrigued by it all that I went home to ask my husband his opinion about this book. ( )

Eric Carle is a very favorite children's author of mine... I love the variegated colors he uses in each illustration! ( )