Sylvette is a shy little girl, but her neighbor happens to be the artist Pablo Picasso. Attracted by Sylvette's classical facial profile and her lovely ponytail hair style, Picasso convinces her to overcome her shyness and pose for a series of artworks. These drawings, paintings, and sculptures soon become world famous, and encouraged to abandon her shyness, Sylvette herself begins a career as a fine artist. This is a title in Barron's Anholt's Artists Books for Children series, in which author and illustrator Laurence Anholt recalls memorable and sometimes amusing moments when the lives of the artists were touched by children. Anholt's fine illustrations appear on every page and include reproductions of works by the artists.
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The Best! We just came back from the Musee Picasso in Paris, and my kids had been looking for the boomarang that had been shown in his studio in this book, at the museum, because they were so curious as to what a boomarang was! We also looked for the artwork, too! This is one of my absolute favorites of all the OUTSTANDING Anholt artist books for children! The real photo of "the girl with the ponytail" and Picasso in the back of the book is awesome!
Picasso and the Girl with a Ponytail This is a beautifully written story about Picasso's muse. It's perfect for children who either do not know much about Picasso or want to learn more about him.
Wild and wonderful!! Let me say in the first sentence: "Picasso and the Girl with a Ponytail" is a wonderful introduction to Picasso and his art. If more informational books for children were as creative and colorful as this one, children would stand in line at libraries and bookstores clutching their cards or money to take this kind of book home. It's that good! Laurence Anholt, both author and illustrator, captures one summer in the life of Picasso in Vallauris in southern France in 1954. Picasso met young Sylvette, a... more info
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