The Starry Night - Hardcover

Waldman, Neil

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1563977362 ISBN 13: 9781563977367

Publisher: Boyds Mills Press, 1999

Synopsis

On a summer day in Central Park, a boy meets a man named Vincent. He is a painter, and the picture on his old wooden easel shows the park's daffodils in all their yellow splendor. The painting captures the boy's imagination. Soon Vincent and the boy are exploring Manhattan, from Battery Park to Harlem, from Fifth Avenue to Greenwich Village. Vincent paints the city in bright and beautiful colors. Then one day he takes the boy to a museum. He leads him to a painting of a country village. No sooner does the boy recognize the painting as one of Vincent's than his friend disappears. But Vincent has left the boy a gift: the desire to paint a picture. Neil Waldman's special book, featuring stunning Van Gogh-inspired paintings of Manhattan, speaks to that part of a child that knows no limits—the imagination.

About this title

About the Author

Neil Waldman's art has appeared in many books, including Masada, which he wrote. He lives in White Plains, New York.

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-4-This showcase for Waldman's paintings of New York City, done in the style of Vincent Van Gogh's work, grew out of his childhood love of his art, and his fantasy of leading the Dutch artist around New York City. It is late 20th century when a group of boys come upon Van Gogh at his easel in Central Park. One, Bernard, stays to make the artist's acquaintance and shows him the sights of the city, from monuments like the Statue of Liberty to various neighborhoods: Chinatown, Harlem, Greenwich Village. Their tour ends at the Museum of Modern Art, in front of The Starry Night. At this point, the artist disappears, leaving Bernard inspired to create his own copy of the picture. Sketches that resemble the master's brown-ink drawings, executed on soft brownish paper, portray the action, as Vincent and Bernard traverse the city. Waldman's vibrantly colored paintings, with brushwork mimicking Van Gogh's, are set in squares on the double spreads, creating a striking page design. Children's interpretations of The Starry Night fill the endpapers. An intriguing conceit for larger collections, or where there is strong interest in art.
Margaret A. Chang, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1563977362
• ISBN 13: 9781563977367
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32