Splash of Red

written by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc.

"A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin" by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, features the artist as a boy, underlining his name in the title of the book with red paint. The Schneider Award seal has been affixed to his right, near the bottom corner of the book.

About

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This picture book biography of self-taught African American folk artist Horace Pippin demonstrates the dogged determination of a wounded soldier to paint again. After a WWI injury threatened to end his potential artistic career, he trained himself to paint by supporting his injured arm with the other hand.

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A circular medallion in blue and silver. In the center, children hold hands and encircle a small world, all in silver. Words at the top read "Schneider Family Book Award" in silver script, and repeated in silver Braille at the bottom. Schneider Family Book Award

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The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.

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2014 - Winner(s)