The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art is a picture book written by Barb Rosenstock and illustrated by Mary GrandPré. In the book, Kandinsky was raised in a proper, polite family, and  taught art the “proper” way, drawing landscapes, people and all things ordinary, but Kandinsky saw art a different way. He could hear the paintbrushes swishing, and when saw the vibrant colors, he could almost hear them- speaking to him, making noise, like music. The bright yellows like high notes on pianos, the navy blues like low cellos. But he was told by many people, even his family- that his thinking was ridiculous, but he went on to be a wonderful artist, painting in new abstract ways no one saw coming. At first, people didn’t see what he saw, but slowly as time went on accepted his new ideas and style of art. A connection I made to this book is a text-to-self connection. Since the age of around 7, I have had a love for art and have been taking lessons since then. Although people said my art wasn’t very good, I kept drawing and painting until I was satisfied with myself, and I realised that it was my opinion on my art that mattered the most. Another connection I have is a text-to-media connection. A couple months ago when I was online there was an artist from Japan who had a very unique way of painting. She had a vision impairment which made her see everything in dots, so all her artwork has dots everywhere! At first, many people criticised her work, but today she is one of the most well-known and wealthy artists in the world. She inspires me and reminds me of this book because of her different way of seeing things and pursued her dream of becoming an artist.