Keesia and Henri Matisse have the same birthday—New Year’s Eve! That’s why she picks him for her artist report. She finds out that over his long career Matisse made paintings, sculpture, books, costumes, and her favorite—his cut-outs, or what Matisse called “drawing with scissors.” The report is filled with about 20 of Matisse’s masterpieces as well as artwork that Keesia has created in his “style” (cut-out leaves, drawings through windows, fauvist animals). As she follows Matisse through his life she discovers why he is considered one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century.
Jane O'Connor is the award-wining author of over 100 children's books, including the New York Times best-selling Fancy Nancy series. She lives in New York City.
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Jessie Hartland has written and/ or illustrated numerous acclaimed books for children, including Steve Jobs: Insanely Great!, which was a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; Bon Appetit: The Delicious Life of Julia Child. which the New York Times called "exuberant"; and Our Flag Was Still There, a Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year. She is also the illustrator of Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood by Tony Hillery; Ready, Set, Run by Leslie Kimmelman; and Lexie the Word Wrangler by Rebecca Van Slyke, all of which received starred reviews. Her illustrations have appeared in the New York Times, Travel and Leisure Family, Martha Stewart Kids, and Bon Appetit, and her paintings have been exhibited in Venice, Tokyo, and New York City.
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Keesia and Henri Matisse have the same birthday—New Year’s Eve! That’s why she picks him for her artist report. She finds out that over his long career Matisse made paintings, sculpture, books, costumes, and her favorite—his cut-outs, or what Matisse called “drawing with scissors.” The report is filled with about 20 of Matisse’s masterpieces as well as artwork that Keesia has created in his “style” (cut-out leaves, drawings through windows, fauvist animals). As she follows Matisse through his life she discovers why he is considered one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century.
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Jane O'Connor is the award-wining author of over 100 children's books, including the New York Times best-selling Fancy Nancy series. She lives in New York City.
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Jessie Hartland has written and/ or illustrated numerous acclaimed books for children, including Steve Jobs: Insanely Great!, which was a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; Bon Appetit: The Delicious Life of Julia Child. which the New York Times called "exuberant"; and Our Flag Was Still There, a Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year. She is also the illustrator of Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood by Tony Hillery; Ready, Set, Run by Leslie Kimmelman; and Lexie the Word Wrangler by Rebecca Van Slyke, all of which received starred reviews. Her illustrations have appeared in the New York Times, Travel and Leisure Family, Martha Stewart Kids, and Bon Appetit, and her paintings have been exhibited in Venice, Tokyo, and New York City.
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