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K-Gr 3—This is a delightful story that must be viewed and read several times to capture all of its wonderful details, humor, and charm. Remy is an artist who paints "the essence of a person, not their likeness," no doubt because of his very poor eyesight. Lulu is a Jack Russell-type dog who becomes Remy's traveling companion, but Lulu happens to be an artist as well. When Remy sets up his huge canvasses to paint a portrait, Lulu draws a miniature portrait down along the bottom of the canvas at Lulu height, but Lulu's subjects are the animals that each p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Lulu, a lithe and clever little Parisian dog, used to live with a "great portrait painter," but now she's homeless. Remy, a hirsute itinerant painter, is also down on his luck. Even with his specs, Remy's eyesight is poor; thus, "I paint the essence of a person, not their likeness." Unfortunately, his impressionistic portraits don't please buyers; fortunately, unbeknownst to Remy, Lulu is an artist, too. Once the two join forces, Lulu's meticulous vi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

[=Miniatures by]Lulu is a clever little Parisian dog. Remy is an itinerant painter. Once the two join forces, Lulu's meticulous vignettes of Remy's sitters' pets, w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More