Book description
Follow the line that runs through this picture book and turns itself into all kinds of things: the waves above an octopus, the veins in a leaf, the wrappings curling around a mummy, and the trapping threads of a spiderweb. Candace Whitman's catchy rhyming text is brought to life by…
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1 author picked Lines That Wiggle as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is such a fun read-aloud! It has the wackiest illustrations, and the playful rhymes go along perfectly. It is so satisfying to trace the continuous, raised lines as they weave through the book in various forms: hair, spaghetti, waves.
The last line leads into an exploration of the lines we see all around us and that we can make on our own pages. It’s a great introduction to this first and most important element of art-making.
From Anna's list on picture books to inspire artists of any age.
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