{"product_id":"the-noisy-paint-box-the-colors-and-sounds-of-kandinskys-abstract-art","title":"The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Barb Rosenstock\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated by Mary GrandPré\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Caldecott Honor Book \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“GrandPré employs muted purples and blues to depict Vasya’s dull childhood world. Once he starts painting, the pages come alive with bright swirls of color that fly around his head like strands of melody…Even those who aren’t inspired to visit a museum will take away the lesson of Kandinsky’s life: Listen to what excites you and follow its call.”—\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Rosenstock’s prose strikes a balance between lightheartedness and lyricism. GrandPré’s paintings conjure up an entire epoch…breathing life into all the characters.”—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly,\u003c\/em\u003e Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A rich, accomplished piece about a pioneer in the art world.”—\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVasya Kandinsky was a proper little boy: he studied math and history, he practiced the piano, he sat up straight and was perfectly polite. And when his family sent him to art classes, they expected him to paint pretty houses and flowers—like a proper artist. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut as Vasya opened his paint box and began mixing the reds, the yellows, the blues, he heard a strange sound—the swirling colors trilled like an orchestra tuning up for a symphony! And as he grew older, he continued to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebrilliant colors singing and\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003esee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003evibrant sounds dancing. But was Vasya brave enough to put aside his proper still life's and portraits and paint . . .\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003emusic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this exuberant celebration of creativity, Barb Rosenstock and Mary GrandPré tell the fascinating story of Vasily Kandinsky, one of the very first painters of abstract art. Throughout his life, Kandinsky experienced colors as sounds, and sounds as colors—and bold, groundbreaking works burst forth from his noisy paint box.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003e40 pages\u003cbr\u003eAge range: 4-8 years\u003cbr\u003eKnopf Books for Young Readers, 2014\u003cbr\u003e11.3 x 8.7 x 0.3 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9780307978486\u003cbr\u003eBiography, Art History \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":876599093,"sku":"9780307978486","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/products\/The-Noisy-Paint-Box_The-Colors-and-Sounds-of-Kandinsky_s-Abstract-Art_Barb-Rosenstock.jpg?v=1591201408","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/the-noisy-paint-box-the-colors-and-sounds-of-kandinskys-abstract-art","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}