If you were a boy named Henri Matisse who lived in a dreary town in northern France, what would your life be like? Would it be full of color and art? Full of lines and dancing figures?

Find out in this beautiful, unusual picture book about one of the world's most famous and influential artists by acclaimed author and Newbery Medal-winning Patricia MacLachlan and innovative illustrator Hadley Hooper.

Ages 4-8



Patricia MacLachlan, Illustrated by Hadley Hooper
Roaring Brook Press
Hardcover, 40 pages
ISBN 9781596439481