Make a big impression with these popular 19th century pieces of art. Tidy-up Van Gogh’s bed. Touch the flowers in Monet’s The Water Lily Pond: Green Harmony. Pull on the tulle tutu of Degas’ Prima Ballerina. Or cuddle the gauzy netting over Berthe Morisot’s The Cradle. Let your fingers do the walking through the Impressionist movement.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Board book
This book has it all. Three of the five senses anyway are engaged - sight, sound, and touch.
What do we see?
Art - great art. Masterpieces of Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cezanne, and, of course Van Gogh. Each spread introduces a famous canvas. Each one is a feast for young eyes. And older ones too...
What do we feel?
Each reproduction has a tactile area that all will want to touch. Scratchy sandpaper in Cassatt's Children on the Beach. Silky peach fuzz in Still Life with Peaches and Cherries by Cezanne. And of course a frilly tutu in L'Etoile by Edgar Degas.
What do we hear?
Rhythmic rhymes alongside each painting take us through a day at the beach.
It begins with Van Gogh's bedroom at Arles -
Wake up!
Good morning sleepy head.
It's time to make your messy bed.
It ends with The Starry Night, also by Van Gogh.
It's dark outside.
Stars are shining bright.
Pull up your covers
and say good night!
Courtlynn, age 14 months, gives it a strong endorsement.
What do we see?
Art - great art. Masterpieces of Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cezanne, and, of course Van Gogh. Each spread introduces a famous canvas. Each one is a feast for young eyes. And older ones too...
What do we feel?
Each reproduction has a tactile area that all will want to touch. Scratchy sandpaper in Cassatt's Children on the Beach. Silky peach fuzz in Still Life with Peaches and Cherries by Cezanne. And of course a frilly tutu in L'Etoile by Edgar Degas.
What do we hear?
Rhythmic rhymes alongside each painting take us through a day at the beach.
It begins with Van Gogh's bedroom at Arles -
Wake up!
Good morning sleepy head.
It's time to make your messy bed.
It ends with The Starry Night, also by Van Gogh.
It's dark outside.
Stars are shining bright.
Pull up your covers
and say good night!
Courtlynn, age 14 months, gives it a strong endorsement.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Board book|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a great touch and feel book! It includes:
Van Goghs Bedroom at Arles- Vincent van Gogh
Still life with Cherries and Peaches- Paul Cezanne
Still life with Three Puppies- Paul Gaughin
L'etoile (the Star)- Edgar Degas
A Girl with a Watering Can- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Children on the Beach- Mary Cassatt
The Water Lily Pond: Green Harmony- Claude Monet
The Cradle- Berth Morisot
The Starry Night- Vincent van Gogh
We love this whole series of books! The authors include a short paragraph at the end of the book about each work of art and the artist who created it. While the prose in this book isn't stellar, the art is truly the star, and makes the book fun to read for us grownups.
Both my 18 month old and my 3 yr old enjoy these books! And so do I, the mommy!
Van Goghs Bedroom at Arles- Vincent van Gogh
Still life with Cherries and Peaches- Paul Cezanne
Still life with Three Puppies- Paul Gaughin
L'etoile (the Star)- Edgar Degas
A Girl with a Watering Can- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Children on the Beach- Mary Cassatt
The Water Lily Pond: Green Harmony- Claude Monet
The Cradle- Berth Morisot
The Starry Night- Vincent van Gogh
We love this whole series of books! The authors include a short paragraph at the end of the book about each work of art and the artist who created it. While the prose in this book isn't stellar, the art is truly the star, and makes the book fun to read for us grownups.
Both my 18 month old and my 3 yr old enjoy these books! And so do I, the mommy!
28 of 34 people found the following review helpful
By Anne B. Levy
Format:Board book
My mother will tell you her favorite way to wear out a pair of shoes is at the Met. My favorite game as a kid? Why, Masterpiece, of course.
So when these fat little volumes landed in my lap, I was pretty happy. Kids' books on great art are a trend these days. Whether it's a biography or a famous painting or a museum trip, publishers seem eager to serve up extra helpings of the stuff. Not sure why, except perhaps it's appealing to the same parents who are snatching up all those Baby Mozart CDs.
You scoff. Maybe you don't think my daughter will be able to discern Van Gogh from Vermeer by the time she potty trains, but it won't be for my lack of trying. Familiarity breeds, uh, well, more familiarity.
These four sturdy board books are organized by genre: Great Masters, Impressionists, Modern Art and Pop Art, and add ribbons, bits of lace or texture for kids to touch, spindle or mutilate. Product testing in our state-of-the-art laboratory reveals the books hold up well under extreme conditions, such as stomping, gnawing and being dropped from bunk beds.
Each masterpiece gets its own little verse. Here's this for one of Degas' dancers:
Twirling tutus, 1,2,3!
The girls are waiting by the sea.
The verses are adorable bits of whimsy, or they encourage the kids to play with what they see. Biographical tidbits and explainers are in the back, labeled "artifacts".
So when these fat little volumes landed in my lap, I was pretty happy. Kids' books on great art are a trend these days. Whether it's a biography or a famous painting or a museum trip, publishers seem eager to serve up extra helpings of the stuff. Not sure why, except perhaps it's appealing to the same parents who are snatching up all those Baby Mozart CDs.
You scoff. Maybe you don't think my daughter will be able to discern Van Gogh from Vermeer by the time she potty trains, but it won't be for my lack of trying. Familiarity breeds, uh, well, more familiarity.
These four sturdy board books are organized by genre: Great Masters, Impressionists, Modern Art and Pop Art, and add ribbons, bits of lace or texture for kids to touch, spindle or mutilate. Product testing in our state-of-the-art laboratory reveals the books hold up well under extreme conditions, such as stomping, gnawing and being dropped from bunk beds.
Each masterpiece gets its own little verse. Here's this for one of Degas' dancers:
Twirling tutus, 1,2,3!
The girls are waiting by the sea.
The verses are adorable bits of whimsy, or they encourage the kids to play with what they see. Biographical tidbits and explainers are in the back, labeled "artifacts".
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By B. Derti
Format:Board book
These books have given me an easy and enjoyable way to introduce my niece and nephews to the world of art.
The combination of visual, verbal and tactile offerings provided by these books greatly increases the quality of my niece and nephews interaction with, as well as their interest in, these great works of art.
They love them. I love them.
Highly recommended.
The combination of visual, verbal and tactile offerings provided by these books greatly increases the quality of my niece and nephews interaction with, as well as their interest in, these great works of art.
They love them. I love them.
Highly recommended.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Carrothead13
Format:Board book
I think this series of children's board books is a great idea, but I wish the text was a little more coherent and compelling. These books could be so great! There's a goofy rhyme that goes along with each painting and the rhymes are vaguely linked to create a story. I don't find the rhymes particularly artful (ahem) and I often find myself wondering why the authors picked the images they did.
That said, my son likes this book and Pop Warhol's Top. So I'll give it three stars for that.
That said, my son likes this book and Pop Warhol's Top. So I'll give it three stars for that.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Board book
These books are fabulous! The creativity and imagination that went into them is bar none the best for children out there in this genre. I especially love this title because I have seen most of these works in real life. My son (2 yo) loved looking at the pictures with me. I loved exposing him to art in a format that he can enjoy and touch!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Board book
My daughter received this book as a gift and she absolutely loves it! We now have the whole collection and she loves them all. Its a great intro to art for all kids. Kids get hooked because it draws them into each picture by inviting them to touch the art.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Hannah's Mom
Format:Board book
My 20-month old loves this book - the "interactive" parts are just big enough for her little hands, but not too big as to obscure the painting. She likes the book so much, she'll even sit and listen to the snippets from the back about each painting. Our goal is to take her to see each painting in the book.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
LOVE this series
LOVE this series! My kids do too! Informative and a great introduction to art. We have most of the series and I am buying more for friends' babies.
Published 1 day ago by Lindsay Hanselman
4.0 out of 5 stars
I bought this a few years ago
I bought this for my granddaughter when she was a toddler and she LOVED it. One of her very favorites. She would give it five stars. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Laurie Sciretta
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cool book
My daughter absolutely loves this book! I highly recommend it to all toddlers and their parents. The pictures and textures make it fun to read again and again.
Published 8 months ago by ktescandell
5.0 out of 5 stars
A True Masterpiece!
I strongly recommend this line of books. It has helped our son, age 5, become really familiar with the famous paintings and the artist's name. Read more
Published 9 months ago by kmchism
5.0 out of 5 stars
Super cute
I bought this book for my son before he was born. Honestly I think it was mostly for me because Van Gogh is my favorite artist and the rest of the artists in this book I also like. Read more
Published 10 months ago by catzapps
5.0 out of 5 stars
Art for toddlers
My daughter likes this book and the interactivity of it and I like that it's a sneaky way to learn art. Read more
Published 11 months ago by kittycatkarma
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Little Underwhelming
This is a sturdy book with lovely, clear images of well-known works of art. The prose is nice, and it is short and sweet without being redundant or predictable. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Cynnamon
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent
my 7 month old loves this book (and others in the series). Pretty pictures, simple words, and things to touch. It is a winner!
Published 22 months ago by dlo75
5.0 out of 5 stars
Art Teacher mom
I'm an Art Teacher, and it fills my heart with so much pride when my 2.5 yr old son points to the paintings in this book and tells me which ones were painted by van gogh. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Ashliegh Kling
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing art history book for kids
I was an art history major in college, so art is very important to me and I wanted to expose my child (17 months old) to art at an early age. So I bought this book and he LOVES it. Read more
Published on June 19, 2011 by HKFamily
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