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Rock What Ya Got
by Samantha Berger, Kerascoët
An artist draws a girl and calls her Viva. But she decides Viva isn't quite right, and starts to erase her - but Viva won't let her! The artist wants to change Viva's hair, she tries out all different hair styles on a blank page, but Viva is still there, saying to "rock what ya got, and rock it a lot!"
Next the artist tries to change Viva's body, trying out all different bodies, but Viva is still there, saying to "rock what ya got, and rock it a lot!"
After repeating the process with a background change, Viva asks the artist if she forgot to rock what she's got - and points to a desk drawer. The artist takes out a page that says "Rock what ya got!" that she had written herself once upon a time. The artist decides that Viva is perfect as she is, gives her a hug (and we see that they look very similar) and promises never to forget to rock what she's got. Then together they turn to a blank page "where anything could happen."
I LOVE the art in this book! It looks like the artist's notebook, with textured paper and all kinds of marks and spills and doodles. Viva is a simple sketch that comes off the page and asserts her own existence - just as she is!
Next the artist tries to change Viva's body, trying out all different bodies, but Viva is still there, saying to "rock what ya got, and rock it a lot!"
After repeating the process with a background change, Viva asks the artist if she forgot to rock what she's got - and points to a desk drawer. The artist takes out a page that says "Rock what ya got!" that she had written herself once upon a time. The artist decides that Viva is perfect as she is, gives her a hug (and we see that they look very similar) and promises never to forget to rock what she's got. Then together they turn to a blank page "where anything could happen."
I LOVE the art in this book! It looks like the artist's notebook, with textured paper and all kinds of marks and spills and doodles. Viva is a simple sketch that comes off the page and asserts her own existence - just as she is!