Mary Cassatt: Family Pictures

Smart About Art

by Jane O'Connor, Jennifer Kalis (Illustrator)

Discusses the life and the work of the Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt, as told from a child's point of view.

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

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 14, 2003

About the author

Since the publication of Fancy Nancy, Jane O'Connor's closet now boasts so many boas, tiaras, and sparkly ensembles that sometimes friends do not recognize her on the street. She still resides (that's a fancy word for lives) in New York City with her family and their canine companion, Arrow. --from the publisher's website

Reviews

[Janet · Rating 2 out of 5]

Written a school child writing a report about Mary Cassatt, the American artist, who became a part of the French impressionist movement in the late 1800’s. The strength of this brief title is the the inclusion of a number of Cassatt’s throughout the text and the reproduction is lovely in the richness of the colors. The drawback to the reproductions is the title and credits given below the paintings, they are so minute as to be almost unreadable and there was no appended material to list the paintings featured.
I need another title to read about Mary Cassatt.

[Child960801 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Written as if it were a school report by a young student, this book has lots of biographical details about Mary Cassatt as well as several reproductions of her works.

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charmingly written as a child's school report on a famous artist. Less meat, but more eye-catching for the young or reluctant reader.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

These are awesome mini bio's about famous artists, written in the format of an informal child's book report. Great way to introduce elementary age kids to the arts!