The Story- Linnea and her upstairs
neighbor, Mr. Bloom, both love flowers. As a special gesture he arranges a trip
for them to visit Paris and see Claude Monet’s famous garden. Linnea visits
Monet’s pink house, learns about his 8 children, and gets to see some of his
most famous masterpieces.
My Thoughts- This is a delightful
book. While technically a picture book, it is really for slightly older
children, perhaps 6 and up. I'd call it a younger middle grade book. I loved how the whole book was laid out. You get a
part of the story on each page, plus several different illustration forms.
There are regular illustrations, copies of Monet’s paintings, real pictures,
and cut outs. It is highly visually interesting.
And the story! How wonderful to travel
along with Linnea as she explores Paris. The story is written from her point of
view and really reads as a child’s journal. I am a huge impressionist fan, and
I was surprised at some of the information I learned about Monet. Plus, it is
simple for younger children to comprehend.
As an art lover I give this book two
thumbs up. It is perfect to read with your child and introduce them into the
world of art. As a reader I give it 5 stars. The topic is fascinating, full of fun and interesting details, and the layout is reader friendly. I really think this book should grace the shelves of elementary schools across the country.
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Sounds like a great book for the right kid. Thanks for sharing about it.
ReplyDeleteI think it is important to introduce children to the arts. For schools so much time must be spent on reading and math that the arts get neglected sometimes, but the teachers do their best.
ReplyDeleteI love this book. I still have it from when my kids were little. We did water paintings out of this, copying Monet's garden. Great book!
ReplyDeleteOne of my fave art appreciation books of all time! So glad it's back in print :).
ReplyDeleteI think it is extremely important to introduce children to art. In my case it was what made school and a large portion of the outside world come alive.
ReplyDeleteIt's very important to us to have our children know about all sorts of different arts. Part of that is unplugging and exploring.
ReplyDeleteI think it is very important ~ books and art work are introduced and shared. Plus exploring them on their own is important too.
ReplyDeletei think its very important its a form of expression
ReplyDeletedarleneysaguirre@yahoo.com
Both my children love art! I'm thrilled that they still have a lot of art classes at school, because it's so important to be creative.
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