*Disney Hyperion sent me a copy to check out and is partnering with me for a giveaway for the Drawn Together.*
When my grandmother was younger, she used to speak Polish to me a lot. I have vivid memories of her trying to teach me the language but ultimately being confused. At the end of her life, she really only spoke Polish but it really brought me back to the time when I was young sitting with her, trying to learn the language. That is why I am grateful that author Minh Lê and Caldecott-winning illustrator Dan Santat have debuted their first book: Drawn Together.
About Drawn Together:
Author Minh Lê and Caldecott-winning illustrator Dan Santat join forces in a heartwarming story of a grandfather and his grandson as they learn to overcome their language barrier through a shared love of art and storytelling.
When a young boy visits his grandfather, their lack of a common language leads to confusion, frustration, and silence. But as they sit down to draw together, something magical happens—with a shared love of art and storytelling, the two form a bond that goes beyond words. With spare, direct text by Minh Lê and luminous illustrations by Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat, this stirring picture book about reaching across barriers will be cherished for years to come.
About the Author
Minh Lê is a writer but, like his grandfather, is a man of few words. He is a national early childhood policy expert, author of Let Me Finish! (illustrated by Isabel Roxas), and has written for the New York Times, the Horn Book, and the Huffington Post. A first-generation Vietnamese-American, he went to Dartmouth College and has a master’s in education from Harvard University. Outside of spending time with his beautiful wife and sons in their home near Washington, DC, Minh’s favorite place to be is in the middle of a good book. Visit Minh online at minhlebooks.com or on Twitter @bottomshelfbks.
Minh Lê’s debut, Let Me Finish!, received critical acclaim, and this new picture book once again demonstrates his sensitivity to readers and mastery of the form.
About the Illustrator
Dan Santat is the author and illustrator of the Caldecott Award-winning The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, as well as The Cookie Fiasco, After the Fall, and others. He is also the creator of Disney’s animated hit, The Replacements. Dan lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids, and a menagerie of pets. Visit him at dantat.com.
Dan Santat’s illustrations are robust, vibrant, and packed with emotion, a perfect match for Minh Lê’s poignant, and ultimately cheerful, story. Learn about the Drawn Together art process from Dan Santat himself!
This delightful & imaginative book will bring readers’ imaginations to life as the characters create their own epic stories on the page. It really brings back the good ole’ days with my grandma. Boy do I miss her!! Be sure to check out the Drawn Together today to make those special memories.
I like how the boy and his grandpa form a bond.
I love the illustrations, they are so touching!
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my husband told me that his fathers parents were french and didnt speak english,alhough they had moved to american from canada,,the dad had to translate,,i cant imagine not being about to talk to my grandkids
I liked the drawing of the dragon …..so lovely
I like how warm the drawings are.. Definitely a sweet book
I love the drawings the sweet plot
I like that the illustrations are bright and 40 pages is perfect for an older child.
I like the author’s video about using a media different than what he normally works with. Interesting! I like the title too!
I love the bond between the grandfather and the boy even though there is a language barrier.
I like that it’s about reaching across barriers and bringing people together. Great! Thanks so much.
My favorite part is the message/plot of the book.
I love the bond they shared through drawing together.
I love how the Grandfather & his Grandson find a common interest & are able to use that to communicate to each other even with a language barrier.
I love that the art was inspired by his Thai heritage! i love that he uses many different mediums including colored pencils and watercolor, etc.
i love that this is about a child and his grandfather. that is a really special connection
My favorite part is that art and storytelling helps them form a strong bond despite differences.
I like that there is a language barrier because I think it will teach patience.
I like the illustrations.
I like how art helped form a bond between the two.
I love the thought this book is showing! Theres always some way to bond with others!
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I love how they bond over Art..
The bond between the boy and his grandfather seems sweet. I like that it can show a respect that is beneficial in these times.
I love the illustrations, so pretty! I love the story too, even if we cant understand someones language we can understand them through art and drawings.
I love the bond between them! I also love the illustrations!
I like how they bond through drawing
i like the art, especially the grandfather drawinig
The message of the story is my favorite.
I really would love to read this to my new grand child. I like that a child finds a bond with someone from the older generation.
I love how giving and warm the drawings are!
My favorite part is at the 1:00 minute mark where all the color comes together! Fascinating to watch!
How sweet!! I love the final drawing!
I like that it’s about the relationship between a boy and his grandfather.
I like the beautiful illustrations in this book.
I like that they find a way to communicate with each other!
I like how the characters are drawn in a different style, as two merge, it creates a new style.
I like the illustrations
I love that it shows the bond between a child and grandparent.
I liked the drawing of the dragon
I really love the illustrations in the book.
My favorite part is the concept. Family coming together through art despite language barriers is a very sweet sounding story.
This looks like a cute book – I like the drawings
I think the illustrations are beautifully done and such a great story!
I love the bond between them! I also love the illustrations!
I like the background colors with all of the pink and other colors of I guess balloons.
I love the concept behind the book. The illustrations are great too!
Building a new world together that words can’t describe. All about love.
But as they sit down to draw together, something magical happens—with a shared love of art and storytelling, the two form a bond that goes beyond words.
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I really like the illustrations
The illustrations are my favorite.
i like the luminous illustrations by Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat
I love the illustrations – and sounds wonderful
I love the bond he and his Grandfather they shared through drawing together
My favorite part is the illustrations.
I like that it tells a story of grandparent/grandchild relationship. I look for these books for my children to solidify their relationship with their grandparents. I like how the styles blended together.
i liked the different writing/art tools they showed to use to illustrate the book
I like that the two form a bond that goes beyond words.
I love that they discover their shared love of art and storytelling.
I like that it is a picture book. I love the way art is a bridge to different age groups.
I like that it’s about a boy and his grandfather.
Sometimes its hard for grandparents and grandchildren to find a bond, this book shows how it can be done.
Like the illustrations.
My favorite part is that neither one of them gives up on trying to communicate with each other!
I love the colors used. Its so eye catching.
I really like the drawings.
I love the illustrations the most in the book. Also just a great story line.
I absolutely love the neat illustration, very fascinating.
I like that it’s about reaching across barriers and bringing people together. Thanks for the opportunity!
I love the illustrations
I love that by drawing together, they are drawn together:)
I love the story and the illustrations
I like that they have a shared love of storytelling.
I like the shared imagination and creativity. Cute backstory.
I think the illustrations are fantastic.
I like that they overcome their language barrier.
I like the illustrations.
I love the Dragon drawings!
Such a lovely idea for a story and the illustrations are beautiful.
I really like the nice story line and I also enjoy the the illustrations.
As they sit down to draw together, something magical happens—with a shared love of art and storytelling, the two form a bond that goes beyond words. I think that that is awesome!
My favorite part of this boos is that the pair shared a love of art and storytelling.
I liked how the book’s illustrator, Dan Santat, described how he incorporated some of his own Thai culture into drawing the boy and his grandfather’s use of drawings to communicate.
My favorite part is the uniqueness of the story. Thanks for the giveaway!
I love how art brings two people together.
This book is visually stunning! Based on the description I thought it was for middle-schoolers, but the website says it is for kids 3 – 5.
“What is your favorite part?” The fun combination of asian art and graphic-novel art. It’s very cool!
I learned that the story describes how a boy and his grandfather overcome a lack of understanding when they discover a shared love of art and storytelling. I love the great message and gorgeous illustrations.
I think it’s beautiful that they formed a bond that was created with art.
I like how they show that love can transcend language barriers.
I like the artwork and I know all 5 of my grandkids would love the story
Nice ArtWork
I like the illustrations
Goodness! I sure do miss my Nana too! I love that although the barriers, the bond that is formed is amazing. I can’t wait to check this one out!
Love the cover art and title
the very last drawing is my fave!
I really love the illustrations!
Beautiful story and artwork
This sounds like such a sweet book. And very unique for a children’s book, but a needed one.
I love how it encourages understanding
I love how the two styles intermingle through collaboration to make something different and beautiful.
My kids would love that this story is about a boy and his grandfather
I especially liked the way it was shown that there is more than one way to form a bond between people. The illustrations really emphasize that.
I love how they bond over art and storytelling. I truly art itself can tell such a story. And often children use coloring to speak to adults. We just have to listen.
Great idea to use drawing to communicate. I have been using photos on my phone to help my mom remember the person coming to assist her because she has memory problems. A picture truly is worth 1000 words.
I love how they share a love for drawing and form a bond with each other.
This looks like a cute book that kids would enjoy reading. I think my girls would like all of the pictures in it.
My favorite part is when he starts the drawings in black and white
the relationship between the characters
I love all the drawings. Very cute book for kids.
I love the story line and the incorporation of art and personal expression that is so lacking these days.
I like that the characters bond.
That art style is so fresh and is easily my favorite part. I love how slight changes in style have such an impact on art, comics, animations, etc
I love that there is a shared love of art!
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My favorite is the story and that it teaches to find a common ground no matter what the barrier is.
As a grandparent myself whom loves to draw and free hand paint, I can relate to this wonderfully creative storybook because. My grandson has always loved to draw with me and hear stories. I can think of life changing. Scenarios that this combo creation for communication between. Two age differences would be so useful and result in greats results to bring them together. Such as a stroke, so they can communicate. My favorite part is the art work and how the two brought the story to life.
I like the message of the importance of family.
I love the illustrations in this story.
I like how art brought them together.
I like how he took the personality of the grandfather and boys and meshed them.
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I love how you relied on traditional media for this project
I heart the artwork!
I love the special bond the grandfather and grandchild has.
The special bond they have is so touching.
I love all of the art and the fact that you used a variety of mediums for it.
I love how much thought and authenticity went into the illustrations
My great grandmother didn’t speak much English. She immigrated from Germany when I was 14. We connected watching birds and butterflies in her backyard.
I like the illustrations
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My favorite part is the story.
I LOVE how they are able to forma. Bond through drawing..it’s amazing.. and it’s an amazing way of expression! What a beautiful story!
Art is amazing it doesn’t need words to speak to one’s heart and form bonds.
I love how they communicate thru drawing because of the language barrier.
I like the pictures and the relationship that these family members have in this book.
I like that it brings generations together! And has beautiful artwork!
My favorite part is how it teaches that drawing could be used as a bonding in silence method.
Many people, especially kids don’t realize that drawing is healthy for the peacefulness of your mind.
I love that it shows that no matter what kindness and patience is wonderful
I like the bond between the grandfather and the grandson. this book looks beautiful.
I love that it shows through art you can have communication even if there is a language barrier
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The bond between the boy and his grandfather is very sweet!
I like the bond between the boy and his grandfather even though there is a language barrier.
I love that they find a common language in art.
I liked how they come together and understood each other through their art
My kids would love that this story is about a boy and his grandfather
My favorite part is the artwork.
I love that they bridge the verbal gap with art. This book looks so sweet!! Thank you for the chance.
This books shows love. I like how the young boy and his grandfather form a bond.
A beautiful story that has a wonderful message. I love the art.
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I like the coloring near the end – great color choices
I love the drawings.
I like they way the communicate through their shared love of art and storytelling
I like the illustrations!
The illustrations are so pretty and detailed!
I am a big fan of art from various backgrounds. I live in quite the diverse area and I can see how art can be a way to form a bond.
I love the illustrations.
I like that they find a way to communicate even though they speak different languages. And the drawings are beautiful.
I love looking at the illustrations. My daughter is an artist and i’m fascinated by it all. This looks like such a great book- with a fantastic message.
love the beautiful illustrations, and that it’s about a granddad and grandson bond
This would be perfect for my 3 year old. He is very creative. I love that this shows a bond between a son and a grandfather. You dont find those very often.
Sounds like a great book! I like how it’s an AAPI book written by an AAPI author. Being AAPI myself, I feel that representation matter and look for books that my littles would like!
I loved the illustrations what a cute book?
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