Emma S Rug

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Emma s rug.

It is clear as we read this text that the rug is an extension of emma. Eventually sitting in her now empty room emma begins to see things in the wall and then in the trees outside that she knew from before. These are great books for children that like books based on true stories about family. Pw talks with allen say.

A book for all ages. 4 0 out of 5 stars emma s rug. It asks the larger question what is inspiration and where does it come from. By allen say allen say.

Emma s rug is a deceptively simple child s book with a much deeper meaning. When she was born someone gave her a rug that as she grows becomes a vital part of her life. Emma who copies her art from images she sees in her favorite fuzzy rug is sad when her mother washes the rug and damages it. Emma s rug allen say author houghton mifflin harcourt hmh 16 95 32p isbn 978 0 395 74294 5.

One day emma s mother washes the rug. She later realizes that her creativity does not come from her rug but from inside her. She sleeps with it by her bed. It becomes shriveled with all the fluff gone.

Emma s rug is a multicultural picture book that explores the creativity of emma. Emma s rug is a book about a girl named emma that gets a rug when she is born and she never steps on it but instead gets ideas to paint from it and wins lots of awards because of it. Emma stops drawing and painting and eventually throws away her awards pencils paints brushes and the rug.