Van Gogh for Kids

by Margaret E. Hyde

Book Overview

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), considered the greatest Dutch painter after Rembrandt, inspired the Expressionist school of painting. Given the number of his paintings that are now well-known masterpieces, it is staggering to think that his painting career lasted only ten years. His fame is enhanced by his many haunting self-portraits and his suicide at age thirty-seven.

Van Gogh for Kids contains ten of his most familiar images, including...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589802799
• ISBN13: 9781589802797
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 12 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 2 to 4 years

Customer Reviews

Great Introduction to Fine Art

This is the only book in the series we have so far, but I love it so much that I would like my one year old to have some of the others. It's a board book, so you don't have to worry about your toddler destroying it. And it's large for a board book, so you can really see the paintings well. There is no text other than the title of the work, the date it was made, the materials used, and the present location of the piece. My little girl toddles up to me with it and we sit and "read" it (mostly just talking about what's in the pictures). She likes it, and I have learned about more of Van Gogh's works myself. Highly recommended!

This books are amazing

My son owns the whole series and by the time he was 2 1/2 he was naming the paintings and who the artist was. He has learnt so much and it has inspired me to read up on the artists so that I can enrich his experience.The books are sturdy and he has really enhjoyed them