I absolutely loved this picture book that told the story of Monet and his art. It's wonderfully illustrated, and the illustrator has done a remarkable job depicting Monet and his work. Author Lucy Brownridge tells children about Monet in a way that makes him likeable and relatable, and tells the good and bad of his life while still keeping the tone sweet and positive. Kids will get a great understanding of impressionist painting, how it evolved, and other painters who were friends and contemporaries of Monet. The end tells of some of Monet's most famous paintings. Just wonderful. I may buy this one for our homeschool library.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.

A third entrant in this series for me – I didn't like the van Gogh volume, as it was too versatile with the truth, but the Frida Kahlo one was much better. The twist of the books is that while we're both shown and told about the artist subject of the book, we're also seeing their masterpieces, as if they're just freshly framed and put on the wall. Which is a bit awkward when our subject here, Monet, spent so much time working en plein air. There are far fewer walls for his pieces to be hung on! Still, we get a nice resume of his career, and his personal life, so all the basics are ticked, and we learn just as much as we need as members of this target audience about impressionism – both how new it was, and how some of it was done. A success, then.

Claude Monet is one of my favourite artists, and this book is a delightful introduction to his life.

As it is written for a young audience, the language used is very simple. However the illustration style is amazing. It draws you into each page and there is always more to see.

Overall I would recommend this if you are interest in art and have a young child to read it to (or if you just love picture books and good illustration!).

4 out of 5 stars!

I have always had a special place in my heart for visual art, particularly the masterpieces that created during the Impressionism era. Claude Monet has always been my absolute favorite artist. In fact, I have a canvas of Water Lilies hanging in my French themed kitchen. This gorgeous book is written in an easy to understand narrative for young children and is a great introduction to art, and it's importance. The beautiful illustrations are like a book full of Impressionist paintings themselves, but there is also a Claude Monet piece on each spread. I enjoyed learning about Monet, there were a few things that I learned I didn't know, and I loved the descriptions of several pieces of Monet's works at the end of the book. I recommend this book to any person at all of any age, but particularly for elementary aged children.

This children's book describes the life of renowned impressionist Claude Monet, from his childhood in Normandy to his later years in Giverny where he painted his famous water lilies. The last pages show 10 paintings with interesting background information that describe Monet's artistic evolution, inspiration and goals.

I enjoyed reading this book very much, especially because Monet is my favourite artist. I think the author and the illustrator did a fantastic job to teach children in a colourful and fun way about a very famous and gifted artist. The illustrations are gorgeous and Monet's paintings are perfectly integrated into them.
I especially liked the page about Monet moving to Giverny because I recognised his house immediately, the illustration looks exactly like the real one! I really appreciate that the illustrator included such genuine details.

I recommend this beautiful book to introduce children to art in general and Monet in particular.

Thank you to the publisher who provided me with an e-copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.