Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists:
Picasso
by Mike Venezia
Overview
From the Publisher
An excellent introduction to celebrated artists and their work. Full-color reproductions of the actual paintings are enhanced by Venezia's clever illustrations and story line. Young readers will look at the different paintings and see how the artists' style changed over the years. More important, the reader can enjoy a light, yet realistic overview of the life of each artist.
Monet's paintings convey the impression of how the scenes looked to him.
My thoughts
I believe we should give our children a wide variety of exposure to culture, both of our day and of those days that came before us. I was THRILLED to have found this series of books on artists when my children were young. Even though my daughters are teenagers now, these books will remain on my bookshelves for all time.
Note from Becky
All books with a read date prior to fall 2003 were not added to this website at the time I read the books; rather they were added in late 2005 as I organized my home library. For that reason, the reviews are less substantial than the reviews of the books I have more recently read. That does not mean that the older books were less enjoyable; only that a lot of time has passed since I first read them and I haven't taken the time to go back and review the books. Perhaps in time that will come.
