{"product_id":"but-art-is-awful-a-picture-book","title":"But Art Is Awful!: A Picture Book","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBut Art Is Awful!: A Picture Book\u003c\/h1\u003eCassi McCreight\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003eMay 19 2026\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781419779473\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1419779478\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hilarious picture book about an endearing little crank who thinks the museum is absolutely \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eawful\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e . . . or is it actually \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eawesome\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArt can be a lot of things--wondrous, inspiring, transformative . . . but mostly it's \u003ci\u003eboring\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd visiting an art museum? \u003ci\u003eDouble boring!\u003c\/i\u003e 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\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 . . . \u003ci\u003eGasp! \u003c\/i\u003eMaybe he does like art after all?! Well, would that be so awful?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitty and informative (but never boring!), author Cassi McCreight and Xindi Yan, illustrator of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling Busy Betty\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eseries, have paired up to create a laugh-out-loud romp all about art appreciation.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67392191922221,"sku":"WHS-424b7e0c79b64ffe8c6013e63705d3be","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_03342e4f-4e14-4dc1-9a91-b075cded55b7.jpg?v=1787360414","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/but-art-is-awful-a-picture-book","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}