The Sleeping Gypsy

The characters in Henri Rousseau's The Sleeping Gypsy inspired Mordicai Gerstein to create an elegant, beautifully illustrated story about them.

A girl, alone in the desert, lies on the sand and sleeps. But she is not alone for long. A lizard, a rabbit, a turtle and other animals come to scrutinize her, and a lion leaps into the scene and claims her for his own.

A silhouette approaches from the distance. He introduces himself as Henri Rousseau, the dreamer of this dream, who plans to paint a picture of it. The animals pose for the artist but criticize his work with comments like "You've made my nose too big." So the artist removes complainers one by one from the painting, until only the girl and the lion remain.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 09/12/2016
ISBN: 9780823421428
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 11.00h x 9.20w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2016
Publishers Weekly 08/22/2016
School Library Journal 09/01/2016 pg. 122
Booklist 09/15/2016 pg. 60
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2016 pg. 57
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2016
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2017 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 184684 / Sleeping Gypsy
Reading Level: 3.7 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5