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MacLachlan, Patricia

The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse

40 pp. | Roaring Brook/Porter | October, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59643-948-1 $17.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Hadley Hooper. In this exploration of the painter's early encounters with color, Henri's mother brightens his gray surroundings, brings him fruits and flowers to arrange, and swathes a room in red rugs. Most inspiring are the changeable colors of pigeons (given to Henri by his father). Relief prints with digital techniques become bolder and brighter as the book progresses while incorporating Matisse's own imagery. Reading list.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2014