What Makes a Van Gogh a Van Gogh?

Children's Literature - Beverly Kobrin

One of the compelling "What Makes A...A..." series in which Mr. Muhlberger's insightful explanations of why and how the artist painted as he did will hold readers spellbound. Before highlighting details of 12 paintings, the author introduces the featured artist with a brief biography. On the final page, he enumerates signature stylistic devices. Bruegel, Monet, Raphael, Degas, and Rembrandt are the other subjects. Suggest youngsters look at their own creative expressions and isolate a few characteristics that make their art uniquely theirs, as Mr. Muhlberger does with his subjects, above.