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The Mermaid and the Parakeet: A Children´s Book Inspired by Henri Matisse
Veronique Massenot
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Description for The Mermaid and the Parakeet: A Children´s Book Inspired by Henri Matisse
Hardcover. Henri Matisse s massive and joyous cutout work, The Parakeet and the Mermaid, is the basis for this delightful children s book about the unlikely friendship between a mermaid and a parakeet." Illustrator(s): Hie, Vanessa. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: YF; YXS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 253 x 328 x 9. Weight in Grams: 554.
Henri Matisse s massive and joyous cutout work, The Parakeet and the Mermaid, is the basis for this delightful children s book about the unlikely friendship between a mermaid and a parakeet. Henri Matisse once said, What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity, devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter. It s no wonder his works are loved by children everywhere. In this charming book, Vanessa Hie and Veronique Massenot create a world based on Matisse s vision, in which a mermaid is thrust out of the sea by a massive storm. Stranded in ... Read more
Henri Matisse s massive and joyous cutout work, The Parakeet and the Mermaid, is the basis for this delightful children s book about the unlikely friendship between a mermaid and a parakeet. Henri Matisse once said, What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity, devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter. It s no wonder his works are loved by children everywhere. In this charming book, Vanessa Hie and Veronique Massenot create a world based on Matisse s vision, in which a mermaid is thrust out of the sea by a massive storm. Stranded in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
Munich, Germany
ISBN
9783791372655
SKU
V9783791372655
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Ref
99-99
About Veronique Massenot
VANESSA HIÉ is the illustrator of The Color of Night: A Children’s Book Inspired by Paul Gauguin and The Three Musicians: A Children’s Book Inspired by Pablo Picasso (both by Prestel). VÉRONIQUE MASSENOT is the author of novels and short stories for children. She collaborated with Vanessa Hié on The Three Musicians and is also the author of The Great ... Read more
Reviews for The Mermaid and the Parakeet: A Children´s Book Inspired by Henri Matisse
"The Mermaid and the Parakeet: A Children's Book Inspired by Henri Matisse is a children's picturebook with a simple, charming original folktale about a lonely mermaid stranded by a storm, who befriends a kindly parakeet. The colorful artwork is inspired by the timeless creations of beloved French artist Henri-Emile-Benoit Matisse. The final two pages offer a little more information to ... Read more