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Little Dancer A Children's Book Inspired by Edgar Degas
ISBN: HB: 9783791374499, Prestel Publishing, August 2020
32 pp., 32x24 cm, 16 colour illus.
Degas's ballerina paintings are well known and admired and his sculptural work Little Dancer Aged Fourteen – the only sculpture he exhibited in his lifetime – is particularly beloved for capturing the essence of a ballerina. This book tells the ficti...
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Magic Doll A Children's Book Inspired by African Art
ISBN: HB: 9783791374468, Prestel Publishing, August 2020
32 pp., 32x24 cm, 14 colour illus.
In a small village in West Africa, a young girl explains the special way she was born. Her mother had difficulty getting pregnant, so she seeks help in the form of a doll which she treats like a human baby, carrying it on her back and covering it wit...
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Mermaid and the Parakeet A Children's Book Inspired by Henri Matisse
ISBN: HB: 9783791372655, Prestel Publishing, September 2016
32 pp., 32x24 cm, 32 colour illus.
Henri Matisse once said, "What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity, devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter". It's no wonder his works are loved by children everywhere. In this charming book, Vanessa Hie and Veronique Mas...
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Magical Tree A Children's Book Inspired by Gustav Klimt
ISBN: HB: 9783791372143, Prestel Publishing, April 2016
32 pp., 32x24 cm, 32 colour illus.
Inspired by Klimt's famous mural "The Tree of Life", this dreamily illustrated children's book tells the story of a magical tree whose fruit saves lives. Painted during the artist's "golden period", Gustav Klimt's "The Tree of Life" has been interpr...
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Little Hippo A Children's Book Inspired by Egyptian Art
ISBN: HB: 9783791371672, Prestel Publishing, September 2014
32 pp., 32x24 cm, 32 colour illus.
Drawing on ancient Egyptian sculptures seen in museums around the world, this enchanting story for children reveals the powerful connection between Egyptians and the hippopotami that inhabited the Nile. To the ancient Egyptians, the hippopotamus was...
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Funny Machines for George the Sheep A Children's Book Inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci
ISBN: HB: 9783791371665, Prestel Publishing, April 2014
32 pp., 32x24 cm, 32 colour illus.
This delightful introduction to the inventions of Leonardo da Vinci teaches young readers about the painstaking but rewarding art of design and discovery. George the sheep is happy living outside in his meadow except for one thing: when it rains, he...
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Three Musicians A Children's Book Inspired by Pablo Picasso
ISBN: HB: 9783791371511, Prestel Publishing, May 2013
32 pp., 32x24 cm, 32 colour illus.
Beautifully illustrated in the style of Pablo Picasso, this tale of music's ability to soothe a savage beast introduces children to aspects of the great artist's work. The kingdom of Mirador is terrified of a monstrous, fire-spewing beast that lurks...
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Where is the Frog? A Children's Book Inspired by Claude Monet
ISBN: HB: 9783791371399, Prestel Publishing, February 2013
32 pp., 32x24 cm, 32 colour illus.
Based on the beloved series of water lily paintings by Claude Monet, this children's book draws readers into the atmosphere and colors of Monet's garden at Giverny, where a lovely but vain frog tries to insert herself into the artist's work.
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Cat and the Bird A Children's Book Inspired by Paul Klee
ISBN: HB: 9783791370996, Prestel Publishing, March 2012
32 pp., 32x24 cm, 32 colour illus.
A treasured painting by Paul Klee is the basis for this whimsical tale about a cat and a bird, and about the themes of freedom and friendship. A cat lives in a house filled with toys, but every day she dreams of being free like the bird she watches...
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Great Wave A Children's Book Inspired by Hokusai
ISBN: HB: 9783791370583, Prestel Publishing, March 2011
32 pp., 32x24 cm, 32 colour illus.
Hokusai's classic woodcut of a majestic wave becomes the starting point for a storybook children will want to read again and again. On a stormy winter's day, a baby boy, Naoki, is swept into a fisherman's boat by a great wave. Years pass, but still...
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