I remember having the librarian at school read this to my class in 1st grade (around 2006-2008). I know the illustrations had lots of yellow and oranges in the background. I think the pictures of the glass house had teal and green in it. I think the house also had windchimes made from stuff the old woman found in the junk yard. I remember it was my favorite book as a kid but I never could remember the name of it. I'm going to college to me an elementary school teacher and I would love to have my favorite kid's book with me in my classroom library. Please help me!
Being inside one of Grandma Prisbrey's houses was like being inside a rainbow or a kaleidoscope or a jewel.A vibrant portrait of American visionary artist Grandma PrisbreyThe walls of Grandma Prisbrey's houses glowed and glittered with color because she made them out of bottles. Large and small, fancy and plain, Grandma Prisbrey salvaged every bottle she could find. Soon p Being inside one of Grandma Prisbrey's houses was like being inside a rainbow or a kaleidoscope or a jewel.A vibrant portrait of American visionary artist Grandma PrisbreyThe walls of Grandma Prisbrey's houses glowed and glittered with color because she made them out of bottles. Large and small, fancy and plain, Grandma Prisbrey salvaged every bottle she could find. Soon people started calling Grandma Prisbrey an artist. "I can't even draw a car that looks like one," she said. "But I guess there are different kinds of art." Lush and lyrical, this is an evocative introduction to the world of visionary, or untrained, art. ...more