The Naked Lady by: Ian Wallace

I chose this book because of the title, I thought to myself why in the world would a children's book be called "The Naked Lady" because obviously at first glance you'd think that would be inappropriate. But the story ends up being about an old man who is a sculpture and an artist who teaches a young boy about his artwork. The old man and the boy become very close and eventually spend a lot of time together working on art. The end of the book is directly from the author who tells this story because the old man, Pieter is who he considers his first art teacher and sparked a life long love of art in him. I think this book is great because of the touching story it tells and also because it could get children to think that maybe they would like to become artists. I think in elementary school art is seen now as something we shouldn't put as much emphasis on as math, science, and reading but it is still very important in education. I think art is an important part of being an individual and this book may help a few kids realize how much they enjoy and appreciate art and what it can do for their lives.