The Horn Book Guide

THE ARTS

Winter, Jonah

Just Behave, Pablo Picasso!

48 pp. | Scholastic/Levine | February, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-13291-6 $18.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. Winter's energetic account focuses on the painter's unquenchable inventiveness, tracing his rise from prodigy through several controversial styles and from the furor over his African mask–inspired "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" to his revolutionary cubist "Girl with a Mandolin." With his broad brush strokes and painterly art, Hawkes evokes Picasso's oeuvre without imitating it, an impressive achievement. A concluding note provides context but no sources.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2012