Vincent Can't Sleep: Van Gogh Paints the Night Sky (KNOPF BOOKS FOR)

by Barb Rosenstock

Other authorsMary GrandPre (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2017

Library's review

A biography with lyrical descriptions of night wanderings, deep thoughts, and the moods of Van Gogh. Gorgeously painted artwork depicts the different colors of the night and various renditions of the night sky. Includes Author’s Note, Paintings, Sources

Lexile

L

Publication

Knopf Books for Young Readers (2017), Edition: Illustrated, 40 pages

Description

Describes how Van Gogh's insomnia, possibly a symptom of mental or phyical illness, allowed him to view the night sky while everyone else was asleep and influenced how he saw the world around him.

Language

Original language

English

Pages

40

Physical description

40 p.; 11.25 inches

ISBN

1101937106 / 9781101937105

DDC/MDS

759.9492
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