Young Reader in the Making

Young Reader in the Making

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Book 17: The Magical Garden of Claude Monet

Book 17: The Magical Garden of Claude Monet, by Laurence Anholt, Barron's 2003.   Elementary.


I've always had a special affinity for Monet. I am quite sure he suffered from myopia because his paintings look like my world without corrective lenses. Also, his water garden in Giverny is one of the most beautiful places in the world. So I saved this book for last (so far) and Laurence Anholt did not disappoint.

The illustrations are lush and gorgeous, especially the fold-out pages, and again, Anholt highlights an interaction that reveals so much about the personality of his subject. Another sweet, and this time almost magical, book.

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