قورباغه کجاست؟

Children’s Books Inspired by Famous Artworks

by Géraldine Elschner, ژرالدین الشتر (نویسنده), هایده مشایخ (مترجم)

Based on the beloved series of water lily paintings by Claude Monet, this children's book draws readers into the atmosphere and colors of Monet's garden at Giverny, where a lovely but vain frog tries to insert herself into the artist's work. When Antoinette, a comely young frog, learns that a famous artist is searching for beautiful flowers to paint, she is determined to get in the picture. But once the portrait is painted, it disappears--perhaps forever. This delightfully humorous mystery is accompanied by colorful illustrations that recall Monet's paintings of the pond near his home in Giverny. The final pages of the book feature reproductions of eight of Monet's water lily paintings. As children follow Antoinette's antics on a summer evening in France, they will become entranced by the pond, the painter, the light, and the beauty of Monet's world.

Genres: Picture Books, Art, Childrens, Nonfiction

30 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Rana Heshmati · Rating 4 out of 5]

دیدن نقاشی‌های مونه و خود وجود همچین کتابی که فوق‌العاده بود. اما داستانی که همراهش داشت تعریف می‌کرد چندان سیر منطقی نداشت و اصلاً نفهمیدم چی شد. :))

[معصومه توکلی · Rating 5 out of 5]

عنوان ترجمه فارسی: قورباغه کجاست؟
(کتابی کوچک با الهام از هنرمندی بزرگ-7)

[nAeEMak نعیمک]

وقتی مونه می‌رود پای نقاشی چه کسی احتمالاً دوست دارد در نقاشی‌اش باشد؟ وقتی صحبت از نیلوفرهای آبی و نقاشی از طبیعت باشد احتمالاً پای یک قورباغه هم به ماجرا باز می‌شود. تا جالا نقاشی که مونه از قورباغه و گل‌ها کشیده را دیدید؟ این داستان همان نقاشی است.
این مجموعه برای آشنایی کودکان با آثار نقاشان بزرگ طراحی شده. ویژگی کتاب این است که تا حد ممکن تلاش شده تا تصویرسازی به نقاشی‌های مونه نزدیک باشد. به جای ایتکه صرفاً برویم سراغ نقاشی یک قصه تعریف می‌شود که شخصیت اصلی‌اش هم یک قورباغه است و نه یک نقاش بزرگ که «چنان کرد و چنین کرد.» برای همین آن حس کنجکاوی‌مان را غلغلک می‌دهد و مهم‌تر از همه وقتی آخر کتاب نقاشی‌های مونه را می‌بینیم انگار حس می‌کنیم که کجا و چطور کشیده شدند و حس واقعی‌تر به نقاشی‌ها می‌دهد.

[Debra · Rating 4 out of 5]

A beautiful book to share with your child as you search the beautiful paintings to find the mischievous frog who is trying to get herself painted into Monet's art work so that she can be forever admired. Pride does indeed come before her fall.

[Barbara Arnold · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book. Can you find the frog in each of the illustrations that are based on paintings by Monet.

[American Mensa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about a frog that wants his picture to be in the pretty paintings, but it was hard for him to do because he is small and green and blends in with trees and leaves. It is a short book and easy to read, and the picture paintings are really nice.

I think artist kids would enjoy the book because it is full of nice watercolors, flowers, and the frog is cute. It would make a special gift book for a mother too, because it is beautiful like mom’s are and also moms always like flowers.

I didn’t understand a lot of the information in the back of the book that talked about Mr. Monet’s life and history. For this reason, I give the book 5 stars but recommend the beginning of the book to kids in grades k – 5 and the rest of the book to the parents.

Review by Young Mensan Lucy H., age 6, Tampa Bay Mensa

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Introduction to Monet's famous paintings for tots.