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Le Tord, Bijou

A Bird or Two: A Story about Henri Matisse

32 pp. | Eerdmans | October, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-8028-5184-3 $$17.00

(2) K-3 A "celebration" of the post-impressionist painter, especially his later years at Nice on the French Riviera. Echoing Matisse's intense, balanced palette and his freely brushed black lines, Le Tord creates a series of vibrant illustrations that resemble Matisse's own work. The brief text is more whimsical than informative; still, this makes a creative, if elementary, introduction to one of the all-time greats. A partial list of museums showing Matisse's work is included.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2000