(4) K-3 Illustrated by Nancy Lane. Titus, Rembrandt's only son (and the subject of a famous painting), wanted to draw like his father. After a few false starts in the studio (due to his feisty pet monkey and dogs), Titus eventually became an apprentice, though never a serious artist. Historical information is included, sometimes awkwardly, in this tale depicting a warm father-son relationship. Stiff paintings illustrate the story.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(4) YA Art Masters series. Illustrated by Sergio. These revised large-format art books place their subjects in historical, social, cultural, and stylistic context. The pages are busy; each double-page spread addresses one aspect in a short main paragraph, then also includes sidebars, captions for the many color reproductions, and usually a central illustration. There's a lot of good information, but the books' organization is rather loose. Timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Art Masters titles: The Art of the Renaissance, Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci, and The Impressionists.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(3) YA Cullen explores Rembrandt's innovative art and unconventional behavior through the eyes of his illegitimate daughter. The novel's tangle of relationships is worthy of a soap opera, but young Cornelia's pragmatic attitude toward her father's work and her deep emotional attachment to her family make her a convincing narrator. An author's note and a list of notable Rembrandt paintings are appended.

Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline. In seventeenth-century Holland, young Hana endeavors to raise her father's spirits as the over-inflated tulip market crashes and his crops become worthless. Noyes's heartfelt but overwrought prose complicates a complex subject, and the large cast of characters does little to enhance the story. Lush paintings reminiscent of the Dutch masters splendidly evoke period landscapes, homes, and costumes.

Reviewer: CHristine Sarrazin