| Author: Joan MacPhail Knight,
illustrator: Melissa Sweet |
It's 1893. Charlotte and
her family have lived abroad
in the famous artist colony
in Giverny, France, for a
year, when an exciting invitation
arrives. The celebrated impressionist
Mary Cassatt is having an
exhibition in Paris. While
in Paris, Charlotte dines
at a cafe on the Champs-Elysees,
watches a marionette show
in the Tuileries gardens
and celebrates her birthday
at the Eiffel Tower. Illustrated
with stunning museum reproductions
of works by artists such
as Monet, Degas, Cassatt,
Renoir and Rodin as well
as lovely watercolor collages,
this sequel to Charlotte
in Giverny also includes
biographical sketches of
the featured painters. Charlotte's
charming scrapbook will leave
fans of the first book, art
lovers, Francophiles and readers
of all ages shouting, "Vive
Charlotte!"
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From School Library
Journal
The fictional young American
diarist of Charlotte
in Giverny spends part
of 1893 with her artist
parents in Paris, visiting
the Louvre, Eiffel Tower,
and Tuileries gardens,
among other sights. Her
journal chronicles a friendship
with Julie Manet and recalls
neighborhood gossips who
give personal details about
such artists as Cassatt,
Degas, Renoir, and Rodin,
14 of whom are profiled
at the book's end. The
narrative is breathless
and chock-full of incidental
characters, including every
dog Charlotte meets. Sweet's
delicate watercolors of
details like "les
parapluies" and "la
citronnade" represent
the protagonist's paintings
and fully balance the fine-art
reproductions that appear
throughout. Readers are
also treated to the girl's
journal collectibles, such
as a peacock feather, a
recipe for cherry "Clafoutis," and
postcards of the fair city.
This enchanting episode
in Charlotte's life introduces
Paris, gardening, and an
exciting period in the
art world.
Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico
County Library, Glen Allen,
VA
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| Age: 8 and up |
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