num_pages: 64
description: Vic Munizs images and his playful approach to making art captivate children and adults alike. Muniz works with everyday materialssuch as peanut butter and jelly chocolate syrup and even garbageto make images that often reference masterpieces or popular icons. Jelly Garbage  Toys drawn from interviews with children is an interactive first-person narrative that presents Munizs personal story and his art focusing on some of his many processes and mediums. The book emphasizes the importance of play in the creation of art while challenging children to think about how images are made and what they mean. The designwith graphic novelinspired speech bubbles liftable flaps and a Turkish-map fold (all four sides open)helps communicate Munizs exuberant message. 
language: English
title: Jelly, Garbage + Toys: Making Pictures with Vik Muniz
publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers