Ish

Ish by Peter H. Reynolds (Weston Woods, 2005) DVD - Running time 7min Ramon loved to draw. Anytime. Anything. Anywhere. Drawing is what Ramon does. It's what makes him happy. But in one split second, all that changes. A single reckless remark by Ramon's older brother, Leon, turns Ramon's carefree sketches into joyless struggles. Luckily for Ramon, though, his little sister, Marisol, sees the world differently. She opens his eyes to something a lot more valuable than getting things just "right." 2nd Prize, Animated Short Film or Video Chicago International Children's Film Festival, 2006 Combining the spareness of fable with the potency of parable, Peter H. Reynolds shines a bright beam of light on the need to kindle and tend our creative flames with care. A creative spirit learns that thinking "ish-ly" is far more wonderful than "getting it right" in this gentle animated film adaptation of Peter H. Reynolds picture book Ish.