The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola SIGNED! [FIRST EDITION] 1989 • Putnam

The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola

FIRST EDITION [1989] G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS

*Title page has been inscribed "To All My Friends, hearted, dated and signed by author Tomie dePaola

Large hardback sans dust jacket in excellent condition.  Ex-school copy in excellent condition.   Stamp on title page, otherwise Pages are pristine and unread.

Tommy knows he wants to be an artist when he grows up. He can't wait to get to school and have real art lessons. When Tommy gets to school and finds out that the art lessons are full of "rules", he is surprised and dismayed. How the wise art teacher finds a way to give Tommy the freedom to create and stay within the "rules" makes a wonderfully perceptive picture book about growing up and keeping one's individuality.