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The Children’s Book Review | October 22, 2016
Discover artists and their art around the world, in 68 exciting and imaginative tales about artists and the way they created their work.
Vincent’s Starry Night and Other Stories
Written by Michael Bird
Illustrated by Kate Evans
Publisher’s Synopsis: An enthralling journey through the story of world art, from early cave paintings right up to the present day. Discover artists and their art around the world, in 68 exciting and imaginative tales about artists and the way they created their work.
Written by educator and art historian Michael Bird, and beautifully illustrated by Kate Evans, the book also features reproductions of the famous artworks discussed, a comprehensive timeline of events, and extra feature spreads on places connected with art.
This is a beautiful and engaging introduction to art for any home or school library.
Ages 8-12 | Publisher:Laurence King Publishing | 2016 | ISBN-13: 978-1780676159
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Book Trailer
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About the Author
Michael Bird is a writer, art historian, and radio broadcaster. His books include 100 Ideas that Changed Art (Laurence King, 2012) and The St Ives Artists: A Biography of Place and Time (2008). He has also published many essays and articles, and lectures widely. He currently holds a Goodison Fellowship at the British Library, where he is researching the oral history of modern British art.
About the Illustrator
Kate Evans graduated from Falmouth College of Arts with a BA Hons Illustration in 2006. She is now a freelance illustrator with clients including HarperCollins, the Guardian, Macmillan Books, National Geographic, Transport for London, and V&A Magazine. She has had exhibitions in Bristol, Bath, London, and Stockholm. Kate lives and works in Bristol.
4 Comments
My daughter loves Starry Night. This is wonderful to be able to read the story.
Carol L
I would love to win this for my daughter, thanks for the chance! What a great book!
My daughter who is an artist enjoys painting and photography and would enjoy sharing this book with my grandson who’s in preschool. He has fun crating his own masterpieces when the cat leaves his crayons and paints alone.
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