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Kérillis, Hélène

The Color of the Night: Inspired by a Painting by Paul Gauguin

24 pp. | Prestel | August, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-3-7913-7128-3 $14.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Vanessa Hié. In an island village where people are "always cheerful," young Tevai encounters magical sisters who give him a special banana leaf that transforms the villagers into people who are true to their emotions. The story is a little too cryptic for kids, but the illustrations faithfully honor Gauguin's style, and a reproduction of the story's source painting and biographical information on Gauguin are enlightening.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

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