{"product_id":"but-art-is-awful","title":"But Art Is Awful!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn amusing children's picture book about an endearing little crank who thinks the museum is absolutely awful…or is it actually awesome? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArt can be a lot of things, wondrous, inspiring, transformative...but mostly it’s boring! And visiting an art museum? Double boring! Come along with a curmudgeonly young boy who’s more interested in finger painting his cat than “admiring art” as he’s taken to the local museum by his well-meaning mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeriously, what’s so great about scribbles and squares and dots? OK, sure, that portrait made of cubes is kind of cool. And those sculptures made of clay are pretty awesome...Gasp! Maybe he does like art after all?! Well, would that be so awful?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWitty and informative (but never boring!) author \u003cstrong\u003eCassi McCreight\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eXindi Yan\u003c\/strong\u003e, illustrator of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling\u003cem\u003e Busy Betty\u003c\/em\u003e series, have paired up to create a laugh-out-loud romp all about art appreciation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith nods to famous artists and art movements on every page, and back matter explaining each movement through a kid-friendly voice, young readers will soon find themselves eager to visit their local art museum or make masterpieces of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended for ages 7+\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers International Ltd t\/a Macmillan Distribution (MDL)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63803365327225,"sku":"ASI-5978","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/7566\/5197\/files\/But_Art_is_Awful_Book_1.jpg?v=1781883840","url":"https:\/\/shop.ashmolean.org\/products\/but-art-is-awful","provider":"Ashmolean Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}