Cute story about Picasso's Blue Period. I don't love the notion that expressing sadness in art is somehow distasteful, but to each his/her own I suppose.
A charming story about how his daughter's cat revives the spirit of a depressed and grieving Samuel Clemens. Includes author's note and bibliography.
Part of the picture book artist biography series from Abrams Books for Children, Claude Monet: The Painter Who Stopped the Trains, tells of the episode in Monet's life where he went from a ridiculed artist, to a critically recognized and financially successful painter. Following the passion of his s...