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The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse
by
Eric Carle
A brilliant new Eric Carle picture book for the artist in us all
Every child has an artist inside them, and this vibrant picture book from Eric Carle will help let it out. The artist in this book paints the world as he sees it, just like a child. There's a red crocodile, an orange elephant, a purple fox and a polka-dotted donkey. More than anything, there's imagination. Fil...more
Every child has an artist inside them, and this vibrant picture book from Eric Carle will help let it out. The artist in this book paints the world as he sees it, just like a child. There's a red crocodile, an orange elephant, a purple fox and a polka-dotted donkey. More than anything, there's imagination. Fil...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
October 4th 2011
by Philomel Books
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Oct 06, 2012
Gundula
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
children interested in art and artists
I have to say that I am a little disappointed with and by this book. I have always loved Eric Carle's artwork, and the illustrations are lovely, evocative, exuberant, pure Eric Carle magic. But I don't really find the narrative all that interesting and engaging (and I also do not see exactly how the text is or can be regarded as an homage to Franz Marc, the illustrations, definitely, but the text, not so much). If Eric Carle had wanted to have both the text and the illustrations appear as an hom...more
We've loved Eric Carle's books and have read some of them (like The Very Hungry Caterpillar) so many times that our own board book copies have fallen apart. So when we saw this book, I just knew we had to borrow it.
I was afraid that our girls would think it was too young and babyish for them, but they really liked it too. And I loved the information about Franz Marc, who inspired the book as well as the expanded biographical information about the author and his art teacher's boldness and braver...more
I was afraid that our girls would think it was too young and babyish for them, but they really liked it too. And I loved the information about Franz Marc, who inspired the book as well as the expanded biographical information about the author and his art teacher's boldness and braver...more
Simple storytelling coupled with vivid imagery make this newest release by acclaimed children's author Eric Carle truly remarkable. Especially interesting to me, as an adult, was his inspiration for the storybook: the works of Franz Marc, whose painting, The Blue Horse, was banned by the Nazis during WWII. The abnormal colors and composition of his art were thought to be an abomination and an insult to art itself. In this book, however, Carle presents the notion that any and all art is interesti...more
2 STARS for the story (mostly for the illustrations, actually) but an additional star for the biographical information provided at the end.
I was very disappointed in this book, I'm afraid. I really could not reconcile the "story" aspect with the biographical information in this book. I thought going into it that it was a biography of Carle, then I thought maybe it was supposed to be a biography of Franz Marc (whose art inspired Carle) after I read the biographical info at the back. I realize the...more
I was very disappointed in this book, I'm afraid. I really could not reconcile the "story" aspect with the biographical information in this book. I thought going into it that it was a biography of Carle, then I thought maybe it was supposed to be a biography of Franz Marc (whose art inspired Carle) after I read the biographical info at the back. I realize the...more
The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse is one of the most stunning children's books I have ever seen. The author, is Eric Carle, you may recognise him from one of his pervious books being The Hungry Catapiller. I remember this as a child, it was one of my favourites when I was very young, so it was one I introduced to my children when they were very young. When I heard about this book I had to get it. This is his first brand new picture book in four years.
The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse is abo...more
The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse is abo...more
The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle pays tribute to Blue Rider (Blaue Reiter), created by painter Franz Marc (1880-1916), emulating Marc's creations of fancifully colored animals, making this a celebration of the artistic spirit.
This story is about an artist who paints beautiful animals in bright, vibrant colors not associated with those animals: such as a polka dot donkey, a green lion, a black polar bear, or a red crocodile. The main text is in a large bold font, and simple words...more
This story is about an artist who paints beautiful animals in bright, vibrant colors not associated with those animals: such as a polka dot donkey, a green lion, a black polar bear, or a red crocodile. The main text is in a large bold font, and simple words...more
Eric Carle was born in the United States in 1929 but spent his boyhood in Germany. At that time, the repressive Nazi regime forbade creating or displaying modern, expressionistic or abstract art, which they called "degenerate". But one day, when Eric was twelve or thirteen years old, his art teacher, Herr Krauss, secretly showed him some of the forbidden art. "I like the freedom and the looseness in the way you draw and paint", he said, "but I am only permitted to teach realistic art". And, poin...more
My four-year-old daughter has loved Eric Carle all her life (and I've discovered his work through her!), but this book was a disappointment for us both. Although Mr. Carle's motivation is to encourage children to be creative and dare to paint blue horses and polka-dot donkeys, the prose is too 'young' for anyone older than a young toddler, and young toddlers may not understand that animals of such colors DON'T exist. (At that age, my daughter was more interested in checking out the contents of h...more
Jan 05, 2012
Amber (The Musings of ALMYBNENR)
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
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What a beautiful book. For children, it is colorful and fun. For adults, it is about learning something new. Most everyone is familiar with Eric Carle’s illustrations even if they have not cracked open one of his picture books. With beautiful brush strokes and painted on texture, they are truly phenomenal. Like many of Carle’s books, The Artist Who Pained a Blue Horse, teaches children about different animals through art, but in this book the animals are all the wrong colors which will astonish...more
With simple text and his trademark painted tissue paper collage, Eric Carle celebrates the artist inside each of us while paying tribute to artist Franz Marc whose nontraditional paintings such as Blue Horse I, painted in 1911, were controversial at the time because of their use of unusual colors. In this picture book a young artist uses his imagination to paint a blue horse, a red crocodile, a yellow cow, a green lion, and even a donkey with a rainbow of polka dots across its side. Back matter...more
In this story, a young boy paints unrealistic pictures of colorful animals, just because he feels like it. At first, he think he is pretty good at painting, but by the end, after all of his colorful portaits of imaginary animals, he is quite confident in his abilities because he likes them, and that is all that matters.
I would recommend this book for second graders because they can be insecure with thei artistic ability, I have experienced, and this book can help them express themselves.
This cou...more
I would recommend this book for second graders because they can be insecure with thei artistic ability, I have experienced, and this book can help them express themselves.
This cou...more
I love the theme behind this book. The idea that just because something is usually done in one way, doesn't mean it is wrong to do it another way is an important theme. Children especially are vulnerable to the idea that there is only one way to do something. This book helps counter that idea, by suggesting that exercising our creativity is a good thing. The illustrations are typical Carle, simple in shape, yet complex in design. Of course children aren't going to see most of that. The classes I...more
This is a very simple book that can be read to children in less than five minutes. It is filled with viberant colors and large pictures. I feel this book promotes creativity in children.
Learning activity:
I will show the children pictures of other art created by Eric Carle. We will compare the different pieces of art. I will give each child a pattern of a horse. I will supply the children with modeling clay, tissue paper, construction paper, markers, paints and chalk, so that they can create thei...more
Learning activity:
I will show the children pictures of other art created by Eric Carle. We will compare the different pieces of art. I will give each child a pattern of a horse. I will supply the children with modeling clay, tissue paper, construction paper, markers, paints and chalk, so that they can create thei...more
Summary:
Learning different colors may be challenging but in the book, “The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse,” learning is exciting. Each page is beautifully illustrated with different animals and each animal has a different color.
Audience:
The book is targeted for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners, who love to paint. I think this book does a great job for targeting this audience because it catches the eye of the young readers with the amazing colors.
Appeal:
The appeal is meant for young...more
Learning different colors may be challenging but in the book, “The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse,” learning is exciting. Each page is beautifully illustrated with different animals and each animal has a different color.
Audience:
The book is targeted for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners, who love to paint. I think this book does a great job for targeting this audience because it catches the eye of the young readers with the amazing colors.
Appeal:
The appeal is meant for young...more
Summary: Rather than use the same old colors, a child paints animals and objects in a variety of different hues. Includes biographical information about the German painter Franz Marc, who created unconventional animal paintings in the early 1900s.
Simple text perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. Also could be used as a book for beginning readers as the text is simple and is directly supported by the pictures.
I am an artist and I paint..
a blue horse and...
a red crocodile and...
a yellow cow and....more
Simple text perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. Also could be used as a book for beginning readers as the text is simple and is directly supported by the pictures.
I am an artist and I paint..
a blue horse and...
a red crocodile and...
a yellow cow and....more
I feel this book should have received the Caldecott award for 2011. I chose this book because of the beautiful illustrations. The illustrations are simple, but bright and colorful. I like how Eric Carle painted each animal an unrealistic color, such as a blue horse, or red crocodile. The illustrator was inspired by another artist, Franz Marc. Franz Marc painted a blue horse in one of his paintings. The author, also Eric Carle did not incorporate many words into this book either, which I like. Th...more
My four year old loves this book and has asked me to read it over and over again. She even enjoyed the author's note. Eric Carle was inspired by Franz Marc who painted animals in bright and unusual colors, particularly blue horses. She has asked me to tell her about Franz Marc over and over again and how he died during the war with a sketchbook in his pocket. I know that some felt like the story is too simple...and it is very simple... or that the author's biographical note about Franz Marc and...more
Eric Carle has had many picture books over the years, but for me personally this is the one that just shouts joy! It is so apparent in these illustrations that Mr. Carle has a deep abiding soul of an artist. His purple fox and polka dotted donkey are stunning. When viewing these illustrations I was reminded of the riots of color found on various horses sculptures in Lexinton, Ky. several years ago. Also in Belzoni, MS there are a number of catfish lavishly displayed in brilliant colors. This boo...more
Inspired by Franz Marc's paintings of blue horses, Eric Carle has created a beautiful a book celebrating artistic creativity. The story is simple: a young artist paints animals in various unnatural colors, affirming, "I am a good artist." Carle's vivid tissue paper collages are saturated with color and contain an almost three-dimensional depth, keeping the reader's eye on the page long after the few words have been read. A brief afterword gives an account of Franz Marc and his revolutionary artw...more
The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle is a wonderful children's book. It tells the story of a child as an artist painting a blue horse, a red crocodile, a yellow cow and a polka-dot donkey. The book is full of bright, vibrant illustrations that stand out against the plain white page. The English is simple, with only a few words on each page. The author creates a sense of fun throughout the book as the animals are painted in colours that are not the norm. This promotes creativity and...more
I thought that I would have a special affinity with this author and really appreciate this book since I so proudly colored a picture of Jesus purple when I was a young child doing crafts in vacation bible school, but alas I was completely disappointed. Sure, I understand the point of "thinking outside the box" and being creative, and yes, the pictures were colored very nicely with wild, vivid colors, but there was no accompanying story, which is a big disappointment especially since the book is...more
The pictures were wonderful, but the narrative was simple to the point of boring.
The book is supposed to give homage to Franz Marc, an artist born in 1880 who was particularly famous for his blue horse paintings, and other paintings of animals in unusual and bright colors. Marc's work was banned by the Nazi regime, which Carle grew up under. The artwork does indeed do so, but I didn't get the connection til afterward when I read the informational page.
So, yes, the artwork is stunning and the poi...more
The book is supposed to give homage to Franz Marc, an artist born in 1880 who was particularly famous for his blue horse paintings, and other paintings of animals in unusual and bright colors. Marc's work was banned by the Nazi regime, which Carle grew up under. The artwork does indeed do so, but I didn't get the connection til afterward when I read the informational page.
So, yes, the artwork is stunning and the poi...more
An artist paints a series of animals in a variety of whimsical color, such as a pink rabbit, a green lion, and of course, a blue horse. The artist gets especially creative when he creates his last masterpiece: a polka-dotted donkey!
This book shines in its simplicity. It’s fun play on the traditional colors of animals will draw many shouts and exclamations from your crowd. It’s short length makes it suitable for the very young, and its vivid visuals will keep them enthralled. The tall trim size d...more
This book shines in its simplicity. It’s fun play on the traditional colors of animals will draw many shouts and exclamations from your crowd. It’s short length makes it suitable for the very young, and its vivid visuals will keep them enthralled. The tall trim size d...more
Hooray for a new book by one of my favorite children's authors! I thought this book was so much more than just a picture book for children. I believe it's Carle's way of telling young artists that it's okay to think outside the box. Paint what you feel. Pay no attention to the rules. Express yourself.
I had no idea that Eric Carle grew up in Germany during WWII and was influenced by a teacher who introduced him to the "degenerate artists" whose work the Nazis banned. I hope my children will alwa...more
I had no idea that Eric Carle grew up in Germany during WWII and was influenced by a teacher who introduced him to the "degenerate artists" whose work the Nazis banned. I hope my children will alwa...more
This book is amazing and you will miss this if you do not carefully read the caption under the painting of a blue horse by another artist at the end of this book. You will miss this if you do not read the bios of both Franz Marc and Eric Carl that are written on the last page of this book. You will be blown away by the melding of history, art, tragedy and bravery that made this book possible. My youngest daughter loves this book because it was a book she quickly learned to recite on her own with...more
here's a quote from another review of this book, "The artist in this book paints the world as he sees it, just like a child. There's a red crocodile, an orange elephant, a purple fox and a polka-dotted donkey". Apparently the artist in this book is saying that children are idiots because i have never seen a red crocodile, an orange elephant, a purple fox, nor a polka-dotted donkey. also, that quote is basically every word in the book anyways so don't waste your time. as an artist eric carle suck...more
I had no idea that Eric Carle was such big pajamas. He has his own museum and everything. That very hungry caterpillar really was a good idea. This is nice. My favorite part is the inside of the front and back cover. It's just a colorful smudgy painting, but it's beautiful. It's a little pretentious though, right? I mean, Eric Carle painted a painting of a blue horse which is at a museum in Germany, so this is really a book about himself and what a good idea that was. Oh well, at least it has a...more
Eric Carle rarily disappoints when it comes to picture books. This fit into the "A" theme of story time, but could also work for animals or art. The book reminds me a bit of Brown bear, brown bear, but it doesn't rhyme and it also different because the artist in the story creates animals not their normal color. That is the message I always try to share with children and their parents when doing a craft at library storytime. It doesn't have to look perfect and everyone can create their own art pr...more
The story *behind* this book is to me, far more interesting/better than the book itself. The book itself is just pictures of non-normatively colored animals done in Eric Carle's (admittedly iconic) style with the words "I am an artist and I paint..." followed just by the words describing what is on each page (aka, a blue horse, pink bunny, etc.). Not that inspiring, eh?
However the story *behind* it is:
Eric Carle was born in the US but grew up in Nazi Germany. The artist who is referred to by the...more
However the story *behind* it is:
Eric Carle was born in the US but grew up in Nazi Germany. The artist who is referred to by the...more
A young artist paints a blue horse running against a yellow sky, then continues to paint animals in amazing colors. There is a red crocodile, a yellow cow, a pink rabbit, and an orange elephant. The book speaks powerfully and simply to the spirit of creativity, the ability to change the world through art, and the right to express yourself. This becomes even more clear as the book ends with Carle’s own childhood experiences in Nazi Germany where he first saw the forbidden work of Franz Marc who p...more
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Eric Carle (born June 25, 1929) is a children's book author and illustrator, most famous for his book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which has been translated into over 30 languages. Since The Very Hungry Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 71 million copies of his books have sold around...more
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