Mini Masters Boxed Set [Board book]

Julie Merberg (Author), Suzanne Bober (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 7, 2006 | Age Level: 1 and up | Series: Mini Masters

Four beautiful board books from the best-selling Mini Masters series, all packed in a colorful box. The set includes: Dancing with Degas, A Picnic with Monet, A Magical Day with Matisse, andIn the Garden with Van Gogh.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 1 and up
  
• Board book: 48 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (September 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081185518X
• ISBN-13: 978-0811855181
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 5.7 x 2.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,846 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #52 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Crafts & Music > Art

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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great books for any age!, June 18, 2007

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S. Levi (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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My daughter is 2 1/2 and she LOVES her Van Gogh book. Brings it to me all the time to read to her. In all the books there is great rhyming, short phrasing (for similarly short attention spans--great for toddlers!), and beautiful paintings.

My personal favorites are Degas and Van Gogh. I was rather let down by the Monet; I thought they chose works that didn't represent what Monet did best and was best known for, but no kid is going to care about that. They actually work together to tell a story, which is nice compared to the more randomly chosen paintings in other of these books.

The Matisse has some crazy paintings in it but they are bright and boldly colored, sure to capture a kid's attention. (Some people have complained about the two "nudes" in the Matisse book, but realistically, the figures are not anatomically detailed and in my opinion, not at all offensive or embarrassing.)

I love these because they familiarize children with famous works of art and artists without them even knowing it and the writing/poetry in the books is fun to read and keeps my daughter reading along. Highly recommended, as well as the other individually sold books (Seurat, Cassatt, Picasso, & Renoir)!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant! And a great deal., December 19, 2006

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Iris (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews
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These are beautiful books. The color reproductions of fine paintings are as wonderful as those found in many art history textbooks. The writing is simple and not terribly obtrusive. You could read what is written or simply narrate the paintings to your child. These books are fascinating even to small babies and at the same time don't cause the adult to suffer in the slightest. Excellent!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teach about fine art in a fun and enjoyable way., September 15, 2007

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These are great books. We purchased our first book, Picnic with Monet when my daughter was a newborn. She is now 20 months old and she has the Mini Masters Boxed Set (a great deal) and Quiet Time With Cassat. She loves these books! She will bring them to me one-by-one and ask me to read each one over and over. I think she enjoys the lyrical quality of the text as well as the paintings. She loves pointing out the different items in each painting and commenting on what is taking place (playing, sleeping, dancing, etc.) It's interesting that even though some elements in certain paintings are rather abstract, she still knows what she is looking at. I love fine art and grew up seeing many of these paintings, so I'm glad that I can expose my daughter to the Masters in such a fun and positive way.