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24 pp.
| Prestel
| April, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-3-7913-7139-9$14.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stéphane Girel.
A frog in a Giverny garden pond is determined to find her way into one of Mister Claude's paintings. But when she finally triumphs, the painting falls into the water. The awkwardly written story does little to introduce Monet's work, but the pretty landscapes nicely embody his style. Reproductions of eight Monet water lily paintings and contextual and biographical information are appended.
32 pp.
| Prestel
| September, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-3-7913-7080-4$14.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stéphane Girel.
A wintry tale of a kindly peasant (Bird); a young ballerina transported to nineteenth-century Paris (Ballerina); the legend behind a Japanese celebration (Wave); a mailman on a dreamy voyage finding love (Journey). Four attractive oversize picture books inspired by works of Bruegel, Degas, Hokusai, and Chagall contain homage-paying illustrations, a reproduction of the influential masterpiece, and artist biographical information in question-and-answer format. Review covers these titles: A Bird in Winter, Little Ballerina, The Great Wave, and Journey on a Cloud.