Pub Date: April 16, 2019
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2018038288
Lexile Code: 0790
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 05 to 09
Physical Info: 0.10" H x 8.30" L x 9.80" W ( 0.35 lbs) 40 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography and Autobiography | Art | History | Painting
Description: Teaching himself to paint, Rousseau persevered until the jungles, animals, and distant lands in his head came alive on the space of his canvases. He endured the harsh critics of his day, and now his brilliant paintings hang in museums around the world. This book introduces readers to the beloved painter and encourages them to persevere despite all odds. Full color.
Brief description: Michelle Markel is the author of many children's books, including Tyrannosaurus Math(Tricycle/Random House) and Dreamer from theVillage: The Story of Marc Chagall (Henry Holt).Michelle lives in California. Visit her website atwww.michellemarkel.com.,
Review Quotes:
"The career of artist Henri Rousseau gets a wonderfully child-friendly treatment in a book that captures both his personality and the essence of his pictures." - Booklist (STARRED REVIEW)
"Strikes just the right tone...jaunty, confiding, and affectionate." - Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW)
"The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau is nothing if not smart. It typifies the kind of bios I hope we see more of in the future. And, with any luck, it will help to create the kinds of people I'd like to see more of in the future. People like Henri Rousseau. Whatta fella. Whatta book." - Betsy Bird, A Fuse #8 Production (an SLJ blog)
"Charming" - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"This successful tribute makes Rousseau accessible, and inspirational, to a young audience." -Horn Book
"Charming, affecting...This lovely, child-friendly biography evokes and celebrates this fabulous naif." - Kirkus Reviews
"Tells an emboldening real-life story, and a stunningly illustrated one... absolutely wonderful from cover to cover." - The Marginalian
"[A] thoroughly winning account of Rousseau's life... Hall's evocation of Rousseau's lush jungles captures the artist's child-friendly work; Markel's text is both accessible and likely to awe." - The New York Times
"Not only a visually exciting introduction to a well-known artist, but also an uplifting model of passion and perseverance." - School Library Journal