“Katie and the Sunflowers” by James Mayhew, 2000. Picture Book. Orchard Books. Ages 4-6.
Engaging introduction for young ones to the works of Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin and Paul Cezanne. There are startlingly gorgeous reproductions of the artists’ works in the book so that flipping through the pages itself becomes a real visual treat!
The story begins when Katie and her grandmother decide to visit the art gallery. As grandma sits down to rest, Katie wonders off on her own. The first picture she sees is Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers”. “Perhaps I could grow the seeds in my garden,” Katie says to herself. She reaches for the sunflowers in the picture and they spill out of the picture frame! Katie rushes through the gallery, entering paintings and bringing the various characters through the gallery with her on an adventure of sorts.
Try reading the rest in the series: “Katie’s Picture Show”, “Katie Meets the Impressionists” and “Katie and the Mona Lisa”.
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