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32 pp.
| Millbrook |
October, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8225-6754-7$25.26
(4)
K-3
Collected fine art paintings show people reading in various places during different time periods. Twenty-three artists--such as Van Gogh, Vermeer, Matisse, and Picasso--representing diverse styles are included. A trite rhyming text links the works; more interesting are the appended brief anecdotal notes set next to thumbnails of the paintings, which underscore the theme of "Artists as Readers and Writers."