Mornings with Monet

Illustrated by Mary GrandPre
$6.99 US
RH Childrens Books | Knopf Books for Young Readers
On sale Mar 02, 2021 | 9780525708193
Age 4-8 years
Reading Level: Lexile AD790L | Fountas & Pinnell T
Sales rights: World
A new picture book about the iconic artist Claude Monet, from the Caldecott-Award winning team that created The Noisy Paint Box.

Claude Monet is one of the world's most beloved artists--and he became famous during his own lifetime. He rejected a traditional life laid out clean and smooth before him. Instead he chose a life of art. But not just any art: a new way of seeing that came to be called impressionism.

Monet loved to paint what he saw around him, particularly the Seine River. He was initially rejected for using bright colors, tangled brushstrokes--condemned for his impressions. But soon art dealers and collectors were lining up each morning to see as Monet saw. Monet, however, waited only for the light. The changing light...each morning he had a dozen canvases on hand to paint a dozen different moments. His brush moved back and forth, chasing sunlight--putting in the arduous work to create an image that seemed to contain no effort at all.

The stellar team that brought you the Caldecott Honor book The Noisy Paint Box explores another influential painter, in a moving tribute to creativity, commitment, and new ways of seeing the world around you.
  • SELECTION | 2022
    ALA Notable Children's Book
  • SELECTION | 2022
    Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices
“Engrossing… Rosenstock’s luminous language offers gentle humor as GrandPré’s glowing dabs of color and visible brushstrokes offer a soft, legible introduction to the style of Monet.” ––Publisher’s Weekly, starred review

"A worthy introduction to this master artist." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Grandpré’s illustrations, which track both the morning’s transitions and Monet’s labors, harmonize with Rosenstock’s sumptuous prose” ––The Bulletin
 
“Engaging and well researched.” ––The Horn Book

Classroom Activities for Mornings with Monet

Classroom activities supplement discussion and traditional lessons with group projects and creative tasks. Can be used in pre-existing units and lessons, or as stand-alone.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

About

A new picture book about the iconic artist Claude Monet, from the Caldecott-Award winning team that created The Noisy Paint Box.

Claude Monet is one of the world's most beloved artists--and he became famous during his own lifetime. He rejected a traditional life laid out clean and smooth before him. Instead he chose a life of art. But not just any art: a new way of seeing that came to be called impressionism.

Monet loved to paint what he saw around him, particularly the Seine River. He was initially rejected for using bright colors, tangled brushstrokes--condemned for his impressions. But soon art dealers and collectors were lining up each morning to see as Monet saw. Monet, however, waited only for the light. The changing light...each morning he had a dozen canvases on hand to paint a dozen different moments. His brush moved back and forth, chasing sunlight--putting in the arduous work to create an image that seemed to contain no effort at all.

The stellar team that brought you the Caldecott Honor book The Noisy Paint Box explores another influential painter, in a moving tribute to creativity, commitment, and new ways of seeing the world around you.

Awards

  • SELECTION | 2022
    ALA Notable Children's Book
  • SELECTION | 2022
    Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices

Praise

“Engrossing… Rosenstock’s luminous language offers gentle humor as GrandPré’s glowing dabs of color and visible brushstrokes offer a soft, legible introduction to the style of Monet.” ––Publisher’s Weekly, starred review

"A worthy introduction to this master artist." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Grandpré’s illustrations, which track both the morning’s transitions and Monet’s labors, harmonize with Rosenstock’s sumptuous prose” ––The Bulletin
 
“Engaging and well researched.” ––The Horn Book

Guides

Classroom Activities for Mornings with Monet

Classroom activities supplement discussion and traditional lessons with group projects and creative tasks. Can be used in pre-existing units and lessons, or as stand-alone.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)