This inviting picture book covers the childhood, courtship, and mature years of Anna Mary Robertson, the self-taught artist whose cheerful, upstate-New York landscapes and scenes of family gatherings first garnered serious attention as she turned 80. Robertson's experience with and exposure to creative endeavors throughout the years are woven naturally into the narrative: she built "air-castles" (played make-believe), designed homemade paper dolls, watched her father paint "landscapes" on their living room walls, and, as an adult, painted an outdoor scene on her parlor wall

• Age Range: 4 and up 
• Grade Level: Preschool and up
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Holiday House (March 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823415384
• ISBN-13: 978-0823415380