This included locating historical materials (such as a hymnal that belonged to Harriet Tubman and one of Louis Armstrong's trumpets) and designing a building for the Mall's last remaining open space.
Bolden engagingly describes all the work involved in figuring out its mission, constructing the building and creating its exhibitions. Plans for the museum began a century ago, but it wasn't until 2003 that government funding was authorized. Just in time for the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in September, Tonya Bolden's How to Build a Museum(Viking, Ages 10 and up) offers young readers both a sneak peek into its treasure trove and a wonderfully illustrated account of its construction. Wenzel has an exuberantly humorous style, and here his ebullience is on full display, along with a marvelous dash of adventure and experimentation. But what might the cat see in a reflecting pool of water? What could a cat look like, to a cat? The repeated phrase "the cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws" brings the reader back to the central character, but for a moment at each page turn, the reader is transported into something else: an insect, a wild animal, a flying creature, a burrowing one. As the cat ambles, a dog sees a slinking, sly creature a child sees a rounded, soft-furred pet a goldfish sees a blurry pair of glowing eyes a mouse sees danger incarnate. It's a delightful experience in multiple perspectives and changing points of view. Wenzel uses colored pencils and pastels, charcoal and acrylic paint to create a layered, funny and fascinating visual lesson in seeing and interpreting.
But what an experience the walk becomes through Brendan Wenzel's virtuoso, expressionistic art in They All Saw a Cat (Chronicle, Ages 3-6). A cat takes a walk, and as it does, other creatures take notice.
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