Monday, October 20, 2008

A Weekend With Van Gogh

Weekend With Van Gogh - Rosabianca Skira-Venturi
Rizzoli
ISBN: 0-8478-1836-5

My rating: 3 out of 5

This biography about Van Gogh is written from an interesting angle - a "letter" written by Van Gogh to his nephew. The "letter" tells about Van Gogh's life and his life as a painter. As good as this concept is, I feel that this book was incredibly dry. I do not think that kids will be stimulated enough to want to finish it once they start it.

"A Weekend With Van Gogh" is a book that I feel children will not like too much if they read it for pleasure, but if they are doing a report, this book would be a good resource.

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