Think Big: A Back-To-School Book - Paperback

by Liz Garton Scanlon (Author), Vanessa Newton (Illustrator)

There's no end to where our imagination can take us when we THINK BIG! Celebrate the new school year with this joyful, inspiring picture book about embracing the creative potential in every young reader.

Big breath, Brave heart.
Ready, set. . . Make art!

Each of us has an artistic spirit waiting to be discovered! Young readers will be swept along into fun with this crew of creative kids-drawing, dancing, cooking, singing, spinning, sewing, performing, and more. Explore art and the power of creativity in its most varied forms-there's no end to where your imagination can take you!

Think Big is the perfect back-to-school gift for every young reader, as they discover the endless possibilities that creativity inspires both inside and outside of the classroom.

Author Biography

Liz Garton Scanlon is the author of numerous beloved books for young people, including the highly acclaimed, Caldecott-honored picture book All the World, illustrated by Marla Frazee, and her debut novel for middle grade readers, The Great Good Summer, as well Another Way to Climb a Tree, In the Canyon, Bob, Not Bob (co-authored with Audrey Vernick), and several others. Ms. Scanlon serves on the faculty of the Vermont College of Fine Arts, and is a frequent and popular presenter at schools, libraries and conferences. She lives with her family in Austin, Texas. www.lizgartonscanlon.com @LGartonScanlon (Twitter)

Vanessa Brantley Newton is a self-taught illustrator, doll maker and crafter who studied fashion illustration at The Fashion Institute of Technology and children's book illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York. She is the author and illustrator of Becoming Vanessa, Just Like Me, and Let Freedom Sing and has illustrated numerous children's books including Mary Had A Little Glam by Tammi Sauer, One Love and Every Little Thing by Bob & Cedella Marley. www.vanessabrantleynewton.com @vanessabrantleynewton (Instagram)