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Magritte's Marvelous Hat (2012)

by D.B. Johnson(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0547558643 (ISBN13: 9780547558646)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

review 1: Magritte's hat is in fact an illustrated picture book story about Rene Magritte the famous surrealist artist. The interesting twist is the characters are not people, they are dogs. The use of transparent overlay pages give readers a fun way to interact with the illustrations. The illustrations themselves brought some of Magritte's famous works of art to life, all while following a dog, who is following a hat through the story. Great book to introduce students to the artist.
review 2: In Magritte's world, the sky can be below your feet, a house can be within your house, and it may only rain under your umbrella. Using recurring images from Rene Magritte's art, Johnson creates the world of Magritte the dog (who is an artist, of course). The book works on many... more levels--as a tale of friendship and remembering what's important as well as a spot-the-image book kids will pore over again after the story is over. Gr. K-4. less

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