Pictures that tell stories : art for children

Author

Kérillis, Hélène Massenot, Véronique Kerillis, Helene

1) A bird in winter: inspired by a painting by Pieter Breugel

Author

Kérillis, Hélène

Series

Pictures that tell stories : art for children
Pictures that tell stories art for children

Publisher

Prestel

Pub. Date

2011

Language

English

Description

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Eight-year-old Mayken, the innkeeper's daughter, cares for an injured bird and struggles to keep it a secret, in this story inspired by Pieter Bruegel the Elder's "The Hunters in the Snow." Includes historical notes on Breugel and his art.

2) The great wave

Author

Massenot, Véronique

Series

Pictures that tell stories : art for children
Pictures that tell stories art for children

Publisher

Prestel

Pub. Date

[2011]

Language

English

Description

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A Japanese couple adopts a boy found in a giant wave who does not grow, in a story inspired by Hokusai's "The Great Wave Off Kanegawa" and featuring information on the artist and his work on the back lining papers.

3) Little ballerina: Inspired by a painting by Edgar Degas

Author

Kerillis, Helene