Van Gogh's World of Color

Baby Einstein

by Julie Aigner-Clark, Nadeem Zaidi (Illustrator)

Introduce your babies to birds, cats, dogs, and babies through fine art, illustration, and photographs. These books are a rare opportunity to expose little ones to a range of images on a single subject, from simple child's drawings and abstract art to playful photos. A brief text accompanies each image, introducing the baby to some basic -- and sometimes playful -- information about the subjects.

Genres: Childrens, Art, Picture Books

12 pages, Board Book

First published October 1, 2001

Reviews

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

For our Preschool Playdate today, we were using Starry Night as inspiration to create our own paintings. I started out by introducing the little ones to the painting, and this was a cute introduction. I liked the use of colors to highlight some of Van Gogh's work, but I think the questions were a little clunky in places. Still, it worked well, and the kids kept coming back to look at the pictures on their own.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

This will be a good book to grow with her as she learns to observe more things and vocalize her findings. For 18 months old, it's fun to show her Van Goghs work!

[Mellanie C · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice introduction to the art of van Gogh for little ones.

[Msjennifers Corner · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one is so-so. I like the introduction to the paintings. I actually think though that the prompts for parental questions could have been put onto two pages at the back of the book and they could have added more artwork inside. This is a board book so the children reading this are doing so with an adult or they are just looking at the pictures alone. Therefore more pictures to keep their interest would have been good. Babies who are not interested in the prompts are losing full pages and getting disinterested. As a whole, a good idea, poorly executed.

[Terry]

This is a nice way to teach children colors and introduce them to art. The book also has potential use at later ages.

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[Amanda L · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great way to introduce a very young child to the power of color and a snippet of the vast Van Gogh repertoire. A surefire way to inspire lifelong curiosity for visual arts.