Emma s rug is a book about a girl named emma that gets a rug when she is born and she never steps on it but instead gets ideas to paint from it and wins lots of awards because of it.
Emma s rug.
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When she was born someone gave her a rug that as she grows becomes a vital part of her life.
Emma s rug is a deceptively simple child s book with a much deeper meaning.
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Emma who copies her art from images she sees in her.
Emma s rug is a multicultural picture book that explores the creativity of emma.
Eventually sitting in her now empty room emma begins to see things in the wall and then in the trees outside that she knew from before.
It asks the larger question what is inspiration and where does it come from.
Emma who copies her art from images she sees in her favorite fuzzy rug is sad when her mother washes the rug and damages it.
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Emma stops drawing and painting and eventually throws away her awards pencils paints brushes and the rug.
It is clear as we read this text that the rug is an extension of emma.
It becomes shriveled with all the fluff gone.
4 0 out of 5 stars emma s rug.
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She later realizes that her creativity does not come from her rug but from inside her.
She cuddles with it.
She sleeps with it by her bed.
A book for all ages.