Book Descriptions
for Mornings with Monet by Barb Rosenstock and Mary GrandPre
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
A delightful look at artist Claude Monet at work on a single morning takes place well into his career. The already-famous artist’s day begins at 3:30 a.m. Why so early? Because Monet must be ready for the light. He must journey on the river to reach the flat-bottomed boat where he has 14 paintings in progress. And as the dawn breaks and the sun rises and the light moves and changes, he will work on one and then another in turn, always reaching for the canvas that matches the light of the moment. This glimpse into the artist at work would be fascinating on its own, but the story also dances with language and artfully integrates information about the Monet’s life and way of working across his career into the narrative. Acrylic and ink illustrations reflect the hues Monet was known for while also capturing the details of the artist at work. A substantial note about Monet, along with small photographs of several of his paintings and the boat on which he worked, are included in the end matter. (Ages 7-11)
CCBC Choices 2022. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2022. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
A new picture book about the iconic artist Claude Monet, from the Caldecott-Award winning team that created The Noisy Paint Box.
Claude Monet is one of the world's most beloved artists--and he became famous during his own lifetime. He rejected a traditional life laid out clean and smooth before him. Instead he chose a life of art. But not just any art: a new way of seeing that came to be called impressionism.
Monet loved to paint what he saw around him, particularly the Seine River. He was initially rejected for using bright colors, tangled brushstrokes--condemned for his impressions. But soon art dealers and collectors were lining up each morning to see as Monet saw. Monet, however, waited only for the light. The changing light...each morning he had a dozen canvases on hand to paint a dozen different moments. His brush moved back and forth, chasing sunlight--putting in the arduous work to create an image that seemed to contain no effort at all.
The stellar team that brought you the Caldecott Honor book The Noisy Paint Box explores another influential painter, in a moving tribute to creativity, commitment, and new ways of seeing the world around you.
Claude Monet is one of the world's most beloved artists--and he became famous during his own lifetime. He rejected a traditional life laid out clean and smooth before him. Instead he chose a life of art. But not just any art: a new way of seeing that came to be called impressionism.
Monet loved to paint what he saw around him, particularly the Seine River. He was initially rejected for using bright colors, tangled brushstrokes--condemned for his impressions. But soon art dealers and collectors were lining up each morning to see as Monet saw. Monet, however, waited only for the light. The changing light...each morning he had a dozen canvases on hand to paint a dozen different moments. His brush moved back and forth, chasing sunlight--putting in the arduous work to create an image that seemed to contain no effort at all.
The stellar team that brought you the Caldecott Honor book The Noisy Paint Box explores another influential painter, in a moving tribute to creativity, commitment, and new ways of seeing the world around you.
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.
