~From Publishers Weekly
On Grandma''s birthday, Katie goes with her to a museum and encounters some of the subjects in five paintings: two each by Monet and Renoir and one by Degas. She closes her eyes in front of one painting and opens them to find she''s a guest in Monet''s The Luncheon. There she gathers flowers for a birthday bouquet to give Grandma, but they don''t fare too well on the crossing back into the museum. Next, her mission whisks her into three more works of art, including Renoir''s
內容簡介:
"This British import pays joyful homage to the world of the Impressionists. When Katie and her grandmother visit an art museum to celebrate the elder''s birthday, the girl wanders into a gallery where she admires Claude Monet''s The Luncheon.... With a blink of her eyes, Katie is magically transported into the painting... Lovely watercolors emulate the style of the Impressionists... Not only does this delightful fantasy succeed as art education, but it''s a charming story as well." --School Library Journal
關於作者:
James Mayhew was born in Stamford, England and graduated from the
Maidstone College of Art in 1987, with first class honors. He is a
prolific and renowned illustrator who hopes to peak young children’s
interest in music and art. He is enthusiastic about his subjects and
this passion is apparent in his work.
May hew’s first children’s
book was Katie’s Picture Show. He developed this subject into a
successful children’s series about a young museumgoer who is able to
step into paintings and learn about the artists and their eras. Other
titles in this series are Katie and Mona Lisa, Katie and the Sunflowers,
and Katie Meets the Impressionists. His other books include The Secret
Garden, which Kirkus Reviews called “a breathtaking…masterful homage.”
He has also illustrated titles for several writers including Elisabeth
Beresford and Joyce Dunbar.
In 1994, Mayhew received the New York
Times Book Award for his illustrations in The Boy and the Cloth of
Dreams. He has sold his artwork worldwide and exhibited it throughout
Hertfordshire, in London, Cambridge, Paris and New York.