This is a fabulous picture book about an artistic dog who paints pictures in the style of a variety of famous artist such as matisse and picasso. There are colourful pictures, including the pictures of the paintings Pippin has created as well as 1-3 lines of text per page. The book ends with details about the author as well as the famous artists represented in the story. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who teaches art in the K-4 grade range as well as parents of aspiring little artists. I could definitely see this book being an introduction to a unit on famous artists in my Grade 3 class. Thanks so much to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this awesome book!

Pippin the dog wants to draw a self portrait, but his friends don’t really think the portrait looks like him. Pippin walks around and looks at all of his friends’ portraits for inspiration. Each follows the style of a different famous artist. Pippin grows upset and decides his drawing is no good, but his friend Minky gives him the confidence to find a style of his own.

My 4-year-old twins really enjoyed this book. They thought the part about the guy who paints with elephant dung was really hilarious. They were introduced to different art terms, styles, and famous artists. There is a great section of short bios about various famous artists at the end of the book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Cicada Books for this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.