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Currently in casa Oct 4th

Currently in casa oct 4th

Lovely way to introduce little kids to the art of Picasso.

Another adorable book in the Mini Masters boxed set series. This one contains the beautiful artwork of Eugene Gauguin, a French post-impressionist artist. The lovely illustrated prints of his paintings are embellished by fun, easy to read text that describes each painting perfectly. There is also a works listed page in the back thanking them for the permission to reprint the images; for the benefit of children's education and cultural expansion of course. I want to order the complete set for my classroom! I love fine art and children's literature so these books are perfect for me!

Young children can appreciate fine art too! This precious little board book is perfect for young readers to learn about the well-known French painter Henri Rousseau. The book is a collection of his paintings as the illustrations, accompanied by appealing, rhyming text that relates to each picture, and then ties all the paintings together. It is an informative and beautifully printed book for all aged readers. The artwork is exquisitely reproduced and it even contains a pretty thorough, easy to read, works cited list in the back. It is part of a series of other artists that would be an excellent addition to any classroom or school library.

Julie Merberg's book is about Van Gough's paintings. This book explains what the paintings mean in terms children could understand. It is a good book to introduce children to Van Gough's art and introduce new challenging words.

This board book pairs short rhyming text with paintings by the French impressionist, Georges Seurat (my artist brother always says, "Amy! You say it 'Sir-rah!'"). The brief text masterfully brings the paintings to life. As with many board books, there’s not a traditional story with a beginning, middle, and end. Instead, the text directs the reader to look at elements in the paintings. The text brings the other senses into play by mentioning the “river’s cooling breeze” and how the light "grows dim, a trombone sounds.”

Full Review at Picture-Book-a-Day: http://picturebookaday.blogspot.com/2012/02/book-40-sunday-with-seurat-by-julie....

This book is a great way to introduce little ones to Van Gogh's art, as well as to the process of planting and harvesting. The rhyming text talks about planting and plants, while the illustrations are all reprints of actual Van Gogh paintings. (The titles of the pieces are all listed at the end of the book.) The board book format holds up well to little hands.½

The rhyming text of this book encourages children's imaginations. (No actual "magic" is involved.) The illustrations are all reproductions of actual Matisse pieces, which are, themselves, vibrant and imaginative. (The titles of the pieces are listed at the back of the book for those of us who are less familiar with his work.) There are a couple of nude paintings in this book. They are stylized and not anatomically-correct but, of course, use your own judgment as to whether this is appropriate for the child the book is intended for.

Can't fault the art, it's a great way to introduce kids to Renoir.

And the text... well, I can take it or leave it. It sounds trite to my ears, though, so I prefer to leave it. The author's got a tin ear when it comes to rhythm, nothing seems to scan right.

The really bad part about these books is that they're cheaply made. I've had them fall apart on me while other books that we've had longer and that we read more often are in great shape.

You can't have a poor-quality board book, it just doesn't work. I can't in good conscience recommend these books until that little problem is fixed.½

Can't fault the art, it's a great way to introduce kids to Degas.

And the text... well, I can take it or leave it. It sounds trite to my ears, though, so I prefer to leave it. The author's got a tin ear when it comes to rhythm, nothing seems to scan right.

The really bad part about these books is that they're cheaply made. I've had them fall apart on me while other books that we've had longer and that we read more often are in great shape.

You can't have a poor-quality board book, it just doesn't work. I can't in good conscience recommend these books until that little problem is fixed.½

I have a few of the books in the series.

On the plus side, I really like the concept - picture books introducing famous artists to young children. What could be cooler than that?

Unfortunately, I don't like the writing that much. Prose would be perfectly suited for these pictures, but instead the author keeps trying to write it in rhyme, and it falls very flat. The whole thing seems trite, and a lot of the rhymes and meter end up sounding forced.

I'd still be buying the books, despite this, because I like the idea so much, except we've run into a new snag - they're not very well put together. By which I mean that all of the books we have in this series started to fall apart within a year, a year and a half of their purchase. They're board books, and the nieces are actually too old to "need" board books - they're not rough on the books at all. This should not be happening. The shoddy construction *will* keep me from buying more books, where awkward text wouldn't.

If these books ever get printed in paperback, or maybe as a hardcover compilation, I'll probably buy them. But I cannot recommend that anybody buy the board books.

I have a few of the books in the series.

On the plus side, I really like the concept - picture books introducing famous artists to young children. What could be cooler than that?

Unfortunately, I don't like the writing that much. Prose would be perfectly suited for these pictures, but instead the author keeps trying to write it in rhyme, and it falls very flat. The whole thing seems trite, and a lot of the rhymes and meter end up sounding forced.

I'd still be buying the books, despite this, because I like the idea so much, except we've run into a new snag - they're not very well put together. By which I mean that all of the books we have in this series started to fall apart within a year, a year and a half of their purchase. They're board books, and the nieces are actually too old to "need" board books - they're not rough on the books at all. This should not be happening. The shoddy construction *will* keep me from buying more books, where awkward text wouldn't.

If these books ever get printed in paperback, or maybe as a hardcover compilation, I'll probably buy them. But I cannot recommend that anybody buy the board books.