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Gerstein, Mordicai

The Sleeping Gypsy

32 pp. | Holiday | October, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8234-2142-8 $16.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-8234-3742-9
(1) K-3 In Gerstein's unexpectedly humorous version of Henri Rousseau's The Sleeping Gypsy, with a context-setting prologue, he eschews his familiar style for Rousseau-like opaque acrylics. One by one, animals inspect a woman sleeping by moonlight until Rousseau appears, explaining that this is a dream, which he intends to paint. Neatly conceived and wittily executed, Gerstein's story exemplifies the visual thinking strategies children often use at museums.
Reviewer: Lolly Robinson | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2016

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