{"product_id":"off-the-wall-isbn-9780823455539","title":"Off the Wall","description":"\u003cb\u003eA story about art, collaboration, and happy accidents from your favorite duo of Caldecott Honorees, Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest friends Juana Martinez-Neal and Molly Idle know a thing or two about collaborative art. After teaming up to illustrate Julie Fogliano’s \u003ci\u003eI Don’t Care\u003c\/i\u003e, swapping work back and forth through the mail and finding ways to blend their distinct styles, they couldn’t wait to do it all again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOff the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e is a joyful exploration of that very process. We open on one little girl, alone with a wall and a bucket of chalk. Then a friend comes along to play tic-tac-toe. Before you can say “whoops!”, one friend becomes four friends, two cats, two dogs, and a splattered ice cream cone. Leashes are tangling and hands are getting dirty… and the art on the wall gets bigger and better.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLittle artists and lovers of mess will delight in the ruckus of \u003ci\u003eOff the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, which culminates in a reveal of the mural the friends create. Perfect for art classrooms and beyond, \u003ci\u003eOff the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that magic happens when we play, experiment, and welcome the unexpected.There’s room enough for every reader—and every hue—in this charming ode to creativity.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cb\u003eMolly Idle\u003c\/b\u003e's work as an author-illustrator includes the Caldecott Honor book \u003ci\u003eFlora and the Flamingo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTea Rex\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCoral\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePearl\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other titles. With Juana Martinez-Neal, she is co-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eI Don’t Care\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Julie Fogliano. She lives with her family in Arizona, and invites you to visit her at idleillustration.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuana Martinez-Neal\u003c\/b\u003e is the author and illustrator of the Caldecott Honor book \u003ci\u003eAlma and How She Got Her Name\u003c\/i\u003e. She also illustrated \u003ci\u003eLa Princesa and the Pea\u003c\/i\u003e by Susan Middleton Elya, for which she won a Pura Belpré Illustrator Award, \u003ci\u003eBabymoon\u003c\/i\u003e by Hayley Barrett, \u003ci\u003eSwashby and the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e by Beth Ferry, and \u003ci\u003eFry Bread: A Native American Family Story\u003c\/i\u003e by Kevin Noble Maillard, which won a Robert F. Sibert Medal. She is a co-illustrator of\u003ci\u003e I Don’t Care\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Julie Fogliano. She lives in Connecticut with her family. Visit her online at www.juanamartinezneal.com.","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233445064933,"sku":"NP9780823455539","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823455539.jpg?v=1767734025","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/off-the-wall-isbn-9780823455539","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}