Overview
On a summer day in Central Park, a boy meets a man named Vincent. He is a painter, and the picture on his old wooden easel shows the park's daffodils in all their yellow splendor. The painting captures the boy's imagination. Soon Vincent and the boy are exploring Manhattan, from Battery Park to Harlem, from Fifth Avenue to Greenwich Village. Vincent paints the city in bright and beautiful colors. Then one day he takes the boy to a museum. He leads him to a painting of a country village. No sooner does the boy recognize the painting as one of Vincent's than his friend disappears. But Vincent has left the boy a gift: the desire to paint a picture. Neil Waldman's special book, featuring stunning Van Gogh-inspired paintings of Manhattan, speaks to that part of a child that knows no limitsthe imagination.
Full Product Details
Author: Neil Waldman ,
Neil Waldman
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Imprint: Boyds Mills Press
Dimensions:
Width: 22.90cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 30.50cm
Weight: 0.227kg
ISBN: 9781590787809
ISBN 10: 1590787803
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 19 August 2010
Recommended Age: From 4 to 7 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
A nifty little fantasy based on the life of painter Vincent Van Gogh. ... The pictures will propel children happily forward. ... The drama of brilliantly colored oils and acrylics depicting New York scenes in Van Gogh's style juxtaposed with lively, sepia-toned pen-and-ink sketches of the city works well: as Bernard says, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Chrysler Building, and the Statue of Liberty 'never looked so great.' --Booklist
A nifty little fantasy based on the life of painter Vincent Van Gogh. -- Booklist The real achievement is the imagined art of Van Gogh in New York, where scenes offer homages to the artist in subject (there's a Greenwich Village version of Night Cafe ) as well as in style. . . . Young art students might find some inspiration here. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Beautiful. ... Nothing falls into the gutters here; double page spreads are executed seamlessly. The text is purposefully set into the illustrations in a manner that evokes a poetic style. ... an excellent book ... --The Five Owls, starred review
Author Information
Neil Waldman has written and illustrated more than fifty books for young people. He is the winner of the Christopher Award and National Jewish Book Award. He lives in Westchester County, New York.
