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In the Garden with Van Gogh
With a narrative that will entertain art lovers of all ages, this new board book is a fun way to introduce young children to fine art. The sleepy trees, golden haystacks, and juicy fruits of In the Garden with Van Gogh will delight little ones. Playful rhyming texts accompany the artists timeless paintings in this little masterpiece.
Board Book, 22 pages
Published
March 1st 2002
by Chronicle Books
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It's nice to find a board book that introduces higher culture to very young children. This one presents ten of Vincent Van Gogh's most famous paintings (Sunflowers, Irises, Haystacks in Provence, Olive Grove, The Sower, The Reaper (After Millet), First Steps (After Millet), Women Picking Olives, The Siesta, and The Starry Night) along with simple, rhyming text. This could be a great addition to a toddler's library, but the text is very choppy, bringing the ideas in the paintings together very lo...more
I have a few of the books in the series.
On the plus side, I really like the concept - picture books introducing famous artists to young children. What could be cooler than that?
Unfortunately, I don't like the writing that much. Prose would be perfectly suited for these pictures, but instead the author keeps trying to write it in rhyme, and it falls very flat. The whole thing seems trite, and a lot of the rhymes and meter end up sounding forced.
I'd still be buying the books, despite this, becaus...more
On the plus side, I really like the concept - picture books introducing famous artists to young children. What could be cooler than that?
Unfortunately, I don't like the writing that much. Prose would be perfectly suited for these pictures, but instead the author keeps trying to write it in rhyme, and it falls very flat. The whole thing seems trite, and a lot of the rhymes and meter end up sounding forced.
I'd still be buying the books, despite this, becaus...more
there is a whole series of board books with paintings and my 3 year old loves the all. this is the 3rd or 4th time she has gotten the van gogh one from the library.
The images are Van Gogh so they aren't really the best for newborns however I really like the idea of immersing children with as much variety as possible and grounding them with "the classics" so I often recommend this and other titles in the series for baby showers. I also personally abhor the idea that every child must have Goodnight Moon so I'm always looking for alternatives. The value in this series is, of course, the artwork and secondly the catchy rhymes that accompany the masters. Once t...more
Average good board book for babies...
This board book and others in set, is wonderful for reading to toddlers and preschoolers. It has catchy, rhythmic verse, along with pictures of great works of art. I tracked down and bought the whole set. We've all learned to recognize art that we weren't familiar with before. Highly recommended.
This series of board books has lyrical, rhyming text that's not bouncy or goofy, but leads the reader through a series of paintings by a famous artist. Four of the titles are also available as a boxed set--a great present for a first birthday!
One of my favorites in the series. There is more of a common theme amongst Van Gogg's paintings. The accompanying text touches young colors, counting and identifying flowers.
Introduction to Van Gogh's work for young children.
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