Publisher Description

Contains ten of Vincent van Goghs most familiar images, including The Starry Night, Bedroom at Arles, and Vase with Fourteen Sunflowers.

Back Cover

Van Gogh For Kids is a picture book in "The Great Art For Kids" book series, designed for children ages three months to three years. This book features vibrant color reproductions of the master works of Dutch artist, Vincent Van Gogh. Each page includes a full color reproduction of one of Van Gogh's original works and provides the perfect medium for very young children to interact with and be exposed to art.

Author Biography

Margaret E. Hyde was inspired to create the Great Art for Kids Series when she could not find age-appropriate art books for her own little girl. As an alternative to having her expensive coffee-table books drooled on, Hyde designed these durable board books to introduce young children to the great painters. A native of Memphis, Hyde lives in Santa Monica with her family.

Long Description

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), considered the greatest Dutch painter after Rembrandt, inspired the Expressionist school of painting. Given the number of his paintings that are now well-known masterpieces, it is staggering to think that his painting career lasted only ten years. His fame is enhanced by his many haunting self-portraits and his suicide at age thirty-seven. Van Gogh for Kids contains ten of his most familiar images, including The Starry Night, Bedroom at Arles, and Vase with Fourteen Sunflowers, in a toddler-friendly board-book format.

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