Category Archives: art

Review: A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin

Posted on 04/21/2013 by

A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant My rating: 5 of 5 stars A completely wonderful book. Interestingly written, rhythmic text, detailed collage illustrations with vivid quotes from Pippin himself incorporated into the … Continue reading →

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Review: The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau

Posted on 02/07/2013 by

The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau by Michelle Markel My rating: 5 of 5 stars This captivating picture book biography of Rousseau is illustrated in a style very reminiscent of Rosseau’s art work, with flat, bright colors and often lush, … Continue reading →

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Magritte and the art of seeing

Posted on 02/03/2013 by

Magritte is one of my favorite artists. When I discovered D. B. Johnson’s new book on Magritte a few weeks ago, I was very excited. I remembered Johnson’s picture books about Henry David Thoreau — Henry Builds a Cabin and … Continue reading →

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Hippopposites

Posted on 05/24/2012 by

A wonderfully designed board book by janik coat (appleseed books, 2011). A static red hippo illustrates basic and not-so-basic concepts in this large, sturdy board book: small/large, light/heavy, and one of my favorites: opaque/transparent. It’s also a touch and feel … Continue reading →

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Summer Birds

Posted on 04/18/2011 by

A teenage, female scientist from the 1600s? Really? The true story of Maria Merian, who lived in 17th century Germany. Apparently in the Middle Ages, people believed that insects spontaneously generated from the mud and hence were evil –an idea … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on 02/11/2011 by

This past weekend my children made valentines for their family. First I showed them the book trailer for Michael Hall’s My Heart is Like a Zoo (HarperCollins, 2010) -because the book itself is checked out right now, naturally! It’s a … Continue reading →

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Keeping up with technology . . .

Posted on 02/02/2011 by

I don’t want the title of this post to sound misleading. I don’t know if it is actually possible to “keep up” with technology. I’m not offering a solution here. I don’t mean to sound defeatist; I just think we … Continue reading →

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