Artist and Me
Published on 1. August 2016
Book
Hardback
40 pages
978-1-77147-138-1 (ISBN)
Description
"Vincent van Gogh is now known as an acclaimed, incomparable Post-Impressionist painter. But when he lived in Arles, France, in the 1880s, he was mocked for being different. Back then, van Gogh was an eccentric man with wild red hair who used clashing hues to paint unusual-looking people and strange starry skies. Children and adults alike called him names and laughed at him. Nobody bought his art. But he kept painting. Inspired by these events, this story is the fictional confession of one of van Gogh's bullies, a young boy who adopted the popular attitude of adults around him. It's not until the boy faces his victim alone that he realizes there is more than one way to see the world."--Provided by publisher.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto, ON
Canada
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Kindergarten to Preschool, Interest Age: From 5 to 9 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77147-138-1 (9781771471381)
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Persons
Shane Peacock, biographer, journalist, and screenwriter, is also the author of six novels and three plays. He is the creator of the award-winning The Boy Sherlock Holmes series, has written for Orca's Seven series, and has been nominated for numerous prizes including the Governor General's Literary Award. He lives near Cobourg, Ontario, where he enjoys playing hockey with his kids. The Artist and Me is Shane's first picture book.
Sophie Casson is a Montreal, Quebec-based illustrator who finds inspiration in Ukioy-e (a genre of Japanese woodblock printing), pre-war era children's books, post-war posters, and stencil art. She has been nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award, as well as been honored by Communication Arts, Applied Arts, and was runner-up for the Mr. Christie's Book Award.
Sophie Casson is a Montreal, Quebec-based illustrator who finds inspiration in Ukioy-e (a genre of Japanese woodblock printing), pre-war era children's books, post-war posters, and stencil art. She has been nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award, as well as been honored by Communication Arts, Applied Arts, and was runner-up for the Mr. Christie's Book Award.