- Hardcover: 28 pages
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Childrens Books; First edition (29 Oct 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0711211760
- ISBN-13: 978-0711211766
- Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 21.8 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,914,247 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"An enchanting introduction to the life and work of Vincent van Gogh, with beautifully illustrated water colours that even the youngest child will be enticed to have a look at."
Kit Spring, The Observer Review December 1998
"PICASSO AND THE GIRL WITH A PONY TAIL is a wonderful book...It is beautifully illustrated, engagingly told and a great companion to his other two books on Van Gogh and Degas. A great introduction to art and very highly recommended."
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I read this on my honeymoon when I found it in a little shop at the shop in the Picasso museum in Barcelona. Its fantastic - a very touching story of how Picasso made a little girl feel special and helped her to grow up.
At the same time, it explores Picassos art and explains how his work developed over time, from his Blue period to Abstractism.
A great way to introduce children to the world of art and ideas - and part of a great series by Laurence Anholt.
Thoroughly enjoyable for adults and children.
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Wild and wonderful!!
10 Oct 2008
Format:Paperback
Let me say in the first sentence: "Picasso and the Girl with a Ponytail" is a wonderful introduction to Picasso and his art. If more informational books for children were as creative and colorful as this one, children would stand in line at libraries and bookstores clutching their cards or money to take this kind of book home. It's that good!
Laurence Anholt, both author and illustrator, captures one summer in the life of Picasso in Vallauris in southern France in 1954. Picasso met young Sylvette, a shy teenager who had very secret aspirations to be an artist herself. He drew a delicate pencil sketch of her head and shoulders, featuring particularly her lovely ponytail. This was the first of about 40 works of art with Sylvette as subject.
Anholt's artwork is both light, colorful, and cheerful and casts Picasso in a most delightful manner. Although his house was cluttered with items he would later use as "found art," it shows so many different works of art Picasso had already created.
Finally, Sylvette tells Picasso her dreams. So he advises her. One night at the end of summer he completes a sculpture of Sylvette made of huge pottery pieces and adds a huge key in one hand as the key to all her secrets and a key to open a new door. He gives her a choice of any painting. She chooses the first one he did of her, later sells it, and buys an apartment on the top floor in a building overlooking all of Paris. That painting was her key.
I know I have told the ending, but in a biographical sketch, there are no secrets. Besides, the fun of this book is the joy in every illustration. Unlike some books which denigrate Picasso, this book celebrates him.
Although designed for children 9-12, this book will appeal to all ages as a delightful, one-stop foray into Picasso's famous and flamboyant life.
Laurence Anholt, both author and illustrator, captures one summer in the life of Picasso in Vallauris in southern France in 1954. Picasso met young Sylvette, a shy teenager who had very secret aspirations to be an artist herself. He drew a delicate pencil sketch of her head and shoulders, featuring particularly her lovely ponytail. This was the first of about 40 works of art with Sylvette as subject.
Anholt's artwork is both light, colorful, and cheerful and casts Picasso in a most delightful manner. Although his house was cluttered with items he would later use as "found art," it shows so many different works of art Picasso had already created.
Finally, Sylvette tells Picasso her dreams. So he advises her. One night at the end of summer he completes a sculpture of Sylvette made of huge pottery pieces and adds a huge key in one hand as the key to all her secrets and a key to open a new door. He gives her a choice of any painting. She chooses the first one he did of her, later sells it, and buys an apartment on the top floor in a building overlooking all of Paris. That painting was her key.
I know I have told the ending, but in a biographical sketch, there are no secrets. Besides, the fun of this book is the joy in every illustration. Unlike some books which denigrate Picasso, this book celebrates him.
Although designed for children 9-12, this book will appeal to all ages as a delightful, one-stop foray into Picasso's famous and flamboyant life.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
So cute!
29 July 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Such a cute story and educational. I read it to middle school students in my summer art class. They got a kick out of it. I will keep it forever to read to my own children one day!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
The Best!
18 Aug 2009
Format:Paperback
We just came back from the Musee Picasso in Paris, and my kids had been looking for the boomarang that had been shown in his studio in this book, at the museum, because they were so curious as to what a boomarang was! We also looked for the artwork, too! This is one of my absolute favorites of all the OUTSTANDING Anholt artist books for children! The real photo of "the girl with the ponytail" and Picasso in the back of the book is awesome!
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