Raúl ColónRecensioni

A MUST purchase wordless book. This story shows a city boy who goes into a famous museum. While there he looks at a display and the images come to life for him. They leave his checked in skateboard there and adventure together. He takes them back after awhile and returns home. Wonderful for many ages.

This would be a greta preface book to a research project on different biomes in 4th grade. The vivid illustrations are great for these lessons.

Wordless picture books inspire me so much, and this one was no exception. I feel like the exposure of young kids to art is exactly the inspiration so many of them need. The boy had never been in but took the time to go in, and he was engaged with the art and it brought its own message to him. And he took that message and spread it out into the community.

Es un libro solo imagenes. un niño mientras que lee un li¡bro de Africa se imagina que está alli y que dibuja a los animales del Africa

I've read some of Raúl Colón's other books, including at least one wordless one, but hadn't read this one yet. I don't love his art style, but I acknowledge he's skilled.

The illustration on the boards provides a different view of the Brooklyn Bridge than the illustration on the front of the dust jacket.

This story is a fun depiction of imagination and artistic joy. NYC kids will enjoy recognizing locations of their home city in the pages; art lovers will enjoy recognizing the famous works of art.

I've read 6 wordless picture books today (so far) and this was the first to include an author's note at the end. I appreciated the insight into Colón's background and inspiration.

This is a beautiful wordless picture book that would be fitting for all age groups. It follows a boy that goes through the city and ends up at an art museum. He is looking at all the art, and then the art comes to life and dances with him. The art follows him throughout the day and they all play together. Eventually the main character goes to bed for the night and you can still see the art dancing outside his window. This book encourages creativity and imagination.

This book is a great wordless picture book about a boy who discovers other cultures through art. The main character and all of the other characters that came to life from paintings go through New York exploring and learning

The author's note about how he selected the art, and some of his childhood experiences add tremendously to the book

Great wordless story

I really enjoyed this book. While there were no words the story was very engaging and easy to follow. It showcased the imagination of a child and how those creative ideas come a live to them. I would use this book to show students how powerful their imagination is.

This book is good for primary and secondary students.

A little boy's drawings and creativity sweep him into the jungle where he meets animals along the way.

I would use this in an art or reading class to teach my students that their imagination and creativity can take them to a whole new world.

This book is all about creativity and having the readers use their own imagination to fill the plot of the storyline.

I enjoyed this wordless book because it dives deep into the bright colors and use of illustration brings the story to life as we follow the little boy on his journey.

The illustrations in this book are beautiful! They portray the story beautifully without the reader ever having to actually read a single word. This book explores the complexity of pictures while telling an in-depth story.

A fun wordless picture book to go through and see what the artist makes and creates.

I love the way Colón uses different artistic styles to differentiate reality from imagination. This book is a celebration of imagination and art. Colón's characteristic textured, color-rich illustrations are beautiful and will surely inspire readers to try creating their own. That being said, there's not enough story here to satisfy me. The African safari sequence doesn't have enough tension or forward movement. The main character shown before and after doesn't appear to have changed in any way, other than his impressive drawings. For me, the book falls a bit flat and doesn't invite multiple readings. It's too bad, though, because there really is some wonderful artwork in it.

Indeed an inspiring work of art. I can imagine quite a few children being inspired to create. For some reason the textured look of the images look like a fork or something with prongs was gently raked through the art. An interesting choice/style.½

Draw! is a magnificent wordless books for children of any age. It begins with a picture of a boy reading about animals in the safari, then he finds himself in that setting and begins to draw them. There is a clear plot and story line with this book. Alll children will enjoy this book. It could be used to introduce inferences as the children have to infer what will happen next. This also ignites imagination as they have to create the story in their own words.

This book is based on the authors childhood. He suffered from asthma and was usually confined to his bed. Sometimes for weeks at a time. He drew whatever his imagination wanted to go. I enjoyed this book because of the lack of words and enjoying the pictures with out being confined to the words on the page.

This book is picturing a boy who is in his room drawing about a world he imagined or an adventure he went on. This book could be used to teach children about inferences because they can use the pictures to make their own version of what could be happening in the story. This could also be used to promote creativity and imagination. I would recommend using this book for almost any grade level.

A boy, his sketchbook and his imagination take him on a wild African safari. As a wordless picture book, it relies on the imagination of the reader to put a story behind it.

A young boy skateboards across the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan in this gorgeous wordless picture-book, eventually finding himself in front of the Museum of Modern Art. Going in on a (seeming) impulse, he is astonished by what he sees and engrossed in the artwork around him. Then some of the figures from famous paintings - Matisse's Icarus, Picasso's Three Musicians, and Rousseau's The Sleeping Gypsy - step off their canvases, and join him on a tour of New York City's sites...

A delightful tribute to the power of art to inspire us, its ability to lead us on fantastic journeys, Raúl Colón's Imagine! is a worthy follow-up to his Draw!, another wordless picture-book that pays tribute to some of the influences (in that case, a massive tome on Africa) that shaped him as a young artist. As the afterword here makes plain, this is less of an autobiographical tale - apparently, Colón didn't enter MoMA until he was an adult - and more of an imaginative take on how such an experience might have influenced him. The artwork itself, done in watercolors and pencils, is (appropriately enough) simply beautiful. Recommended to Raúl Colón fans, to those who enjoy wordless picture-books, and to anyone looking for children's stories about art, museums and/or New York City.

This is a beautiful tribute to art and inspires young readers to experience, and then incorporate it into their lives.

A boy heads off to the art museum in New York with a box of chalk in his back pocket. At the museum, he gazes at the different pieces of art when one comes alive and dances with him. Soon, the figures from other paintings come to life, and with a colorful group, he heads to the city. When the adventure finally ends and they return to their paintings, the boy uses these experiences to let inspiration flow as he heads back into his daily life.

The illustrations are gorgeous and carry the entire book without the need for text or words. The illustrator presents New York as a rather brown, fairly monotone world before the boy steps into the museum and the colorful paintings bring brightness and life. The paintings are true to life existing ones, which in itself, presents a possibility for teachers/ parents to open up the world of art to young readers. When the boy heads out into New York with his new found, cheerful friends, they visit various sites and experience different activities, the city has to offer. Those who know New York will feel at home, while others learn a little more about the city. When the boy heads back out of the museum, his adventures complete, the dreary, brownish buildings are back, but the boy now uses his chalk to brighten them up, bringing color into the world with him.

The various messages in this book and aspects offer a bounty of discussion material for children. Children are opened up to the world of art, taught how to digest and incorporate it into their lives and even learn other things along the way. I'll admit, the graffiti on the building made me flinch, and while the chalk aspect definitely helps, part of me isn't sure this was the best way to approach things. The other part, the artist, finds it wonderful and wishes all dreary walls were brightened. Hence, the 4.5 stars which I'm rounding up to 5 stars.

Summed up, this is a wonderful book which would especially work well in classroom, homeschooling or other group situations. It's an effective and exciting way to introduce kids to the beauty of art and will leave them seeking inspiration of their own.

I received a complimentary copy and found the book so original and well done that I wanted to leave my honest thoughts.

Draw! is a book without words. Its shows this young boy who reads a book about Africa and uses inspiration from that book to draw what he saw in the book. While he is drawing, his imagination takes him to Africa, where he is drawing the wildlife as he sees them right in front of him. He even lets a monkey draw him! The concept of this book is to let your imagination take you to places you have never been before. Especially when reading. In class, we can imagine we are there with the boy, and draw what we think is out in the wild, or use inspiration from this book to do what he did. Imagine and create.

Draw! Is a personal favorite as I love the power of imagination depicted to readers. The boy is stuck in his room but his drawing pad gives him access to anywhere. I would use this book to remind readers to think big and that the sky is the limit for everyone- even if you are restricted to your room.

A wordless book that shows how the world can be explored within one's imagination if one embraces the freedom of drawing.