I was babysitting our neighbor’s daughter and son with my wife today. I commented on the younger brother’s drawing as being a cool abstract scene. The rising first-grader (who is a sharp kid) asked what “abstract” means. It took me a while to come up with a verbal response, since l didn’t have the means to explain it with visual examples.

In the end, I think I came up with a pretty good response, but I’m curious how you would respond to her question.