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carolynaugustyn's review against another edition
4.0
I recently discovered this series and so wish I had had it when I was a kid. I was (and still am) so intrigued by art, especially impressionism and post-impressionism, and would have delighted in Katie's adventures in the museum. Once again, Katie finds herself diving into paintings and having a major adventure through some seriously famous paintings. I really enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend to anyone who is/was/knows a budding art fan.
turrean's review against another edition
3.0
A gentle, imaginative story about a little girl who interacts with the objects and people in several famous paintings. My students enjoyed reading this as a follow-up to the beautiful [b:Vincent's Colors|19599|Vincent's Colors|Victoria Charles|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347456434s/19599.jpg|20823].
stefhyena's review against another edition
3.0
A nice introduction to the post-impressionists although I personally find them hard to pronounce and sililarly found the many french phrases in the book difficult to read aloud. In one part I wondered if the author was writing more for an implied reader (male like himself) where it seemed he necessarily introduced the women as "beautiful", but maybe he was trying to be pluralistic about "difference" or something.
The female protagonist is lively and shows initiative which intitially wreaks havoc as the fourth wall on a series of paintings is destroyed and everything gets jumbled up. But there is friendship and mild adventure and the desire to set things to rights (conveniently with pirate gold that was a bit deus ex machina and a scene that was a nice try but needs more post-colonial unpicking). In the author's defence, not only was the protagonist and her friend likeable but his main agenda of introducing children to a series of famous post-impressionist paintings (by some well known male painters) I think succeeds. It may be that he is showing off how well he can reproduce them. The text is very long but my 3-5 children gladly sat through it all and seemed to take much of it in.
It could be used with other provocations to foster an appreciation of art at a young age.
The female protagonist is lively and shows initiative which intitially wreaks havoc as the fourth wall on a series of paintings is destroyed and everything gets jumbled up. But there is friendship and mild adventure and the desire to set things to rights (conveniently with pirate gold that was a bit deus ex machina and a scene that was a nice try but needs more post-colonial unpicking). In the author's defence, not only was the protagonist and her friend likeable but his main agenda of introducing children to a series of famous post-impressionist paintings (by some well known male painters) I think succeeds. It may be that he is showing off how well he can reproduce them. The text is very long but my 3-5 children gladly sat through it all and seemed to take much of it in.
It could be used with other provocations to foster an appreciation of art at a young age.
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