CanadianReader's Reviews > Portrait of an Artist: Claude Monet: Discover the Artist Behind the Masterpieces

This is a gorgeous, very worthwhile picture book about the great French Impressionist painter Claude Monet. It highlights the important people who influenced him—the artist Eugene Boudin (who encouraged Monet to paint landscapes rather than people); Camille Pissarro (his great Paris art-school friend); and his beloved wife, Camille Devereau. It also discusses, in accessible language, some of Monet’s painting techniques. A wonderful introduction to the artist, this picture-book biography concludes with a spread of thumbnail images of several of Monet’s most famous works. (Each is accompanied by a brief commentary.) Brownridge’s book accomplishes a great deal in a few short pages. I loved it, and I think kids will, too.

My only criticism concerns the very small size of the font—at least, in my e-book copy.