Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

The sign painter

A boy with a love of painting wanders into town looking for a job when he sees a sign painter. Together, they go into the desert, painting a dozen billboards with just what was ordered, a woman's face and a single word, Arrowstar. Not understanding the meaning behind these billboards in the middle of the desert, the boy longs to paint beautiful landscapes instead. Still, the sign painter insists they stick to the order. Near the end of their journey, they learn the dream behind the billboards and the boy remembers a dream of his own.

Say, Allen

Houghton Mifflin Company

0-395-97974-9

Boston

2000

Abstract provided by Amber Lakes, 2001