![]() ![]() Here Allen Say tells a haunting and provocative story of dreams and choices for readers of all ages. ![]() Through a simple text and extraordinary paintings, the reader learns of the temptation of safe choices and the uncertainties of following a personal dream. ![]() As they are about to paint the last sign, the boy looks up and sees in the distance a magnificent structure. The two are commissioned to paint a series of billboards in the desert. In the years before becoming a full-time author and illustrator, Say worked as a sign painter and photographer, as well as being drafted into the U.S. He meets a sign painter who takes him on as a helper. For him this separation was not as important as finding a meaning behind the contradictions and choices we all must make in life and their consequences.Įarly one morning a boy comes into town, hungry, and looking for work. In his Caldecott acceptance speech for GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY, Allen Say told of his difficulty in separating his dreams from reality. ![]()
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