About A Brush Full of Colour 2016 Crystal Kite Award Winner 2015 Canadian Children's Literature Roundtables Information Book Award Winner 2016 Ontario Library Association Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award shortlist 2015 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award shortlist 2015 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards shortlist 2016 Rocky Mountain Book Awards shortlist 2015 Hackmatack Children's Choice Award nominee 2015 Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids & Teens Starred Selection 2014 Ontario Library Association Best Bets selection 2014 Resource Links "The Year's Best" selection "Seldom does an artist's biography for children offer so many beautiful reproductions of the subject's work. Pair this inviting book with Ashley Bryan: Words to My Life's Song(2009), another wonderfully visual celebration of an artist following his own path."--Booklist "An outstanding, well-organized biography.A joy to look at and an inspiration to read."--School Library Journal "A child-friendly introduction to an iconic, wonderfully accessible and quintessentially Canadian artist."--Kirkus Reviews "[A] must have.The text is easy to read, comprehensive, and interesting.[A] beautifully presented book.

Highly recommended."--Resource Links "This outstanding biography does more than just inform the reader of Ted Harrison's life in a well organized way. A Brush Full of Colouris indicative of the spirit and passion of its subject.Highly Recommended."--CM Magazine "This inspirational and informative biography includes many stunning examples of Harrison's luminous artwork as well as resources, sources and a foreword written by the artist himself."--Canadian Children's Book News "[T]his book is virtually larger than life.A Brush Full of Colouris an exemplary youngCanLit biography."--CanLit for LittleCanadians "The clear skies, the horizons, the wonder of the northern lights, and the beauty of the first and last look at each day were captured in a bold new light.

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