Suzette and the Puppy: A Story about Mary Cassatt

by Joan Sweeney

Book Overview

Little Suzette and her nursemaid enjoy daily walks in the handsome park near their home. Often, they see a tall, elegant lady strolling in the park with her tiny puppy. Then, a comical incident transforms Suzette and the puppy into friends. The time and place of this gentle story is Paris in the 1870s, when many fine artists were creating the exciting approach to painting called Impressionism. As it happens, little Suzette's Uncle Edgar is one of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764152947
• ISBN13: 9780764152948
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: B.E.S.
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.7" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Charming story about an artist, a little girl, and a dog

Nice book about an event in a little girl's life that introduces the child to Mary Cassatt and "Nipper," the dog.