Masterpiece Mix [Hardcover]

37 masterpieces inspire an artist in this introduction to art history that includes a search-and-find game.Using works from the National Gallery of Art by Vincent Van Gogh, Marie Cassatt, Edward Hopper, and others, Roxie Munro has created an innovative introduction to art. As an artist contemplates her next painting, she introduces genres and subjects, showcasing reproductions of great works. The sweeping painting she creates cleverly incorporates all 37 pieces she has considered. Children can have fun finding the masterpieces in her painting and learn more about the artists in the notes in the back matter. Just as a graphic-novel presentation may ease a young reader's access to the eldritch world of Poe, so art books for children use informality to make fine art accessible to the potential young connoisseur. . . . In the picture book 'Masterpiece Mix', Roxie Munro achieves this effect by setting great paintings amid her own cartoon-style drawing. —The Wall Street Journal
 
A handsome and satisfying companion toMarket Maze. —Kirkus Reviews
 
This simple story covering the basics of painting and drawing—materials, subject matter, and art history—can be absorbed in a few minutes by preschoolers, but the searching game and the intricacy of the artwork lend themselves to more thorough investigation by older children . . . a versatile introduction to fine art for elementary schoolers. —School Library JournalRoxie Munro has created more than 40 books for children, including Market Maze, which received a star from Kirkus Reviews. She lives in New York City.CN