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A young red fox living in Monet's garden in Giverny, France, admires the collage of colours in the landscape that surrounds him. More than anything, he wants to make the colors last as the seasons pass and the winter turns cold and bleak. Try as he might, his creations are blown away, flooded, and even eaten by a deer, until the sight of Monet at his easel and an unexpected encounter with a bumble bee show the gentle fox how he can make the colours last all year long. This brightly illustrated tale is a delightful introduction to Claude Monet. AUTHOR: Joan Waites is an award-winning author-illustrator with more than 45 titles published for the children's trade and educational markets. SELLING POINTS: . A young red fox yearns to capture the beauty of Monet's garden in Giverny . Imagines a charming relationship between the famous painter and the fox who lives in his garden . A colourfully illustrated tale that introduces children to Claude Monet

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A Colorful Tail: Finding Monet at Giverny by Joan Waites is brightly illustrated picture book tale is a delightful and entertaining introduction to Claude Monet for children ages 5-6 and an especially recommended addition to family, elementary school, and community library collections. -- Midwest Book Review, Children's Bookwatch

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Joan Waites is an award-winning author-illustrator with more than 45 titles published for the children’s trade and educational markets, including A Bone for Bo: Painting with Georgia O'Keeffe and A Purr-fect Painting: Matisse’s Other Great Cat. A former adjunct faculty member of the Corcoran Museum's school of art and design for their aspiring artists programs, she continues to teach art for children and adults. Joan is a member of the Children's Book Guild of Washington D.C., the National Art Educators Association, and previously served as the Mid-Atlantic SCBWI Illustrator Coordinator. Visit her at joanwaites.com or follow her on Instagram at @joanwaites.​  

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