If Da Vinci Painted a Dinosaur

In this sequel to the tour de force children's art-history picture book If Picasso Painted a Snowman, Amy Newbold conveys nineteen artists' styles in a few deft words, while Greg Newbold's chameleon-like artistry shows us Edgar Degas' dinosaur ballerinas, Cassius Coolidge's dinosaurs playing Go Fish, Hokusai's dinosaurs surfing a giant wave, and dinosaurs smelling flowers in Mary Cassatt's garden; grazing in Grandma Moses' green valley; peeking around Diego Rivera's orchids in Frida Kahlo's portrait; tiptoeing through Baishi's inky bamboo; and cavorting, stampeding, or hiding in canvases by Henri Matisse, Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo, Franz Marc, Harrison Begay, Alma Thomas, Aaron Douglas, Mark Rothko, Lois Mailou Jones, Marguerite Zorach, and Edvard Munch. And, of course, striking a Mona Lisa pose for Leonardo da Vinci.

As in If Picasso Painted a Snowman, our guide for this tour is an engaging beret-topped hamster who is joined in the final pages by a tiny dino artist. Thumbnail biographies of the artists identify their iconic works, completing this tour of the creative imagination.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers
Published: 10/02/2018
ISBN: 9780884486671
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 10.10h x 9.10w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/15/2018
Booklist 10/15/2018 pg. 43
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2018
School Library Journal 11/01/2018 pg. 64
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory