LittleTommywantstobeanartistwhenhegrowsup,soheisthrilledtolearnthathe'llhaveartlessonseachweekinfirstgrade.Butwhenartclassisn'twhatTommyexpected,heandtheteacherworkoutapromisethatallowshimtocontinueworkingtowardhisdream.--”DePaola'swell-honed,colordrenchedartwork...iswarmlyappealing;adeceptivelysimpleapproachunderscoredbypurecraft”.--Booklist,starredreview”TheperennialconflictbetweenIndividualandAuthority,orbetweenArtistandSociety,liesbeneaththisanecdote,andit'sgratifyingtoseethesmallnon-conformistacmodated.EveryonecanenjoydePaola'sgentleautobiographicalevocationofalovingfamilyandahappyobsession”.--SchoolLibraryJournal...