Claude Monet

Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists

by Mike Venezia

This book provides an entertaining and humorous introduction to the famous artist, Claude Monet. Full-color reproductions of the actual paintings are enhanced by Venezia's clever illustrations and story line. With primary sources, maps, timelines, photos and illustrations, this engaging content helps students learn about notable artists of the past.

Genres: Art, Biography, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Childrens, History, Biography Memoir

29 pages, Library Binding

First published March 1, 1990

Reviews

[Mary Frances · Rating 4 out of 5]

We all enjoy Mike Venizia’a book. I just read this to my 7 yr old and she ran off to paint immediately after. My teens listened in and we are now planning a trip to the St. Louis Museum and are going to make our own scavenger hunt of Impressionist paintings.

[Kjersti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Getting ready for the local Monet exhibit. My five year old was engrossed.

[Kaylee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it. Informative without overloading. And the little comics killed me. 😂😂

[Melissa Namba · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Monet. And I loved how this book shows some of his pictures. I'm not sure I love the narrative voice. Its not totally kid friendly and when it is, its a little condescending. However, I would definitely recommend this for an older toddler if you are prepping for a museum trip to France.

[Katiebug · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like everything that Mr. Venezia does, but this one did not have enough funny cartoons. But I still learned about Monet.

[تشرين♥️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

If l could give it more than five stars I would ✨😍l really love it ♥️

[Barbara Lovejoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

So enjoyed this book. I learned some new things about Monet...and the paintings are beautiful.

[Ebjourney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think the author does a nice job of talking about Claude Monet's life, showing some of his artwork, and then having comic cartoons of various moments in his life andpainting career.

[Katie · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 1/2. Generic biography. Includes cutesy sketches alongside Monet paintings.

[Bethany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read-aloud with kids, Dec. '25. Quick biography

[Laura Scherbing · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book with awesome illustrations!

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I have rated several titles in this series with four stars, this one didn’t seem to provide enough info on Monet for me given the large body of his work, perhaps it is because I know more about Monet than most other artists. The two things I did like were first a photo of the Cliff Walk Pourville and and very up close photo depicting the brush strokes of the two women in the painting. And I so enjoyed
Seeing Manet’s painting of Monet Working in His Floating Studio Argenteuil.
But this title is still a good beginning for children and the adult just beginning to look at art.

[Jillian · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really wanted to love it, since I love Monet, but I just couldn't. The book really skims things - which is expected for a kids' book - and I appreciated that it gave equal time to Impressionism as an art movement and how to "see" the paintings. I just wish there was a little bit more about Monet himself, since it's his name on the cover.

[Holliann · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like this series of book. I picked them up at the National Gallery of Art. I picked them out because I loved many of the paintings that I had seen there that day. They do have a lot of words that I don't read, I really just enjoy the pictures.

[Margaret Chind · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been really looking forward to this series on recommendation and while I love Monet, I'm not that crazy about the Venezia illustrations interspersed through out. I do like the biographical text, but I doubt I'll be interested in the others. *sigh*

[Shelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists, Claude Monet is another quality edition in this fantastic collection by Mike Venezia. These books are perfect for exposing elementary and junior high aged students to a large variety of artists and styles of art in a memorable way.

[Sananab · Rating 5 out of 5]

My ten-year-old is in love with this book. She found it randomly at the school library, and ended up doing a very enthusiastic book report on it. Getting a ten-year-old to love impressionism is pretty impressive.

[Richard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for children and anyone who has very limited knowledge.

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of a series of books about artists I have purchased for my classroom. An easy read, it presents Monet and his most famous works.

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 10 year old son and I read every book in this series and loved them. A quick study of art history with fun illustrations and key images from each of the artist's repertoire.

[Teri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just fine for an introduction to Monet. Can't wait to read some others about one of my very favorite artists.

[Jen Barker · Rating 4 out of 5]

All the books in the artists and composers series are awesome for kids. Good info plus funny illustrations and cartoons the kids love. There are videos too.

[Amie Jordan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoy looking at the pictures, reading and discussing with my class. A great series to have as a resource in your library!

[Gemma · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun introductory bio for kids who aren't exactly dying to know more about artists. We'll turn to Venezia for more artist bios in the future

[Twotwo]

ar 4.5

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

06/11: Didn't realize he began doing pencil caricatures and that some are on display at the Art Institute of Chicago.

[Eisenhower · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really funny

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

My kids love this series.