Call number
E B
Collection
Genres
Publication
Farrar Straus & Giroux (J) (1999)
Description
When Max, an artist, departs for a long journey, the boy who is his friend and neighbor visits his apartment and discovers an exhibition of pictures created just for him.
User reviews
LibraryThing member rturba
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Media: oil paint
Age Appropriateness: primary
Plot: person against person
Characterization: Max is a flat and static character. In the book he simply paints and draws. You don't know anything about him except that he is an artist and he. As the book ends you find out a little
Review: This is a great example of realistic fiction because it is very believable. There is no evidence to suggest that this story is false. The pictures that he creates are the post fiction part of the story, because they are fantastical and highly unrealistic. But the story draws you in and you also become friends with Max.
Media: oil paint
Age Appropriateness: primary
Plot: person against person
Characterization: Max is a flat and static character. In the book he simply paints and draws. You don't know anything about him except that he is an artist and he. As the book ends you find out a little
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more about him, such as he never stays in one place too long. But you never find out about what he believes or why he paints or why he befriends this young boy. Review: This is a great example of realistic fiction because it is very believable. There is no evidence to suggest that this story is false. The pictures that he creates are the post fiction part of the story, because they are fantastical and highly unrealistic. But the story draws you in and you also become friends with Max.
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LibraryThing member jonesm
This book was a pleasant surprise. From the height and width of the book, one would think it is a picture book with few words. It is actually a wonderful story with interesting paintings.
LibraryThing member ecarlson2014
This book tells the story of a young boy who lives in an apartment building with his family, above them lives an artist. He becomes friends with the artist above him, they bond over music and art. As the young boy discovers the paintings of the artist, he learns more about his friend.
LibraryThing member QianqiongWang
The Collector of Moments is a fantastic contemporary book tells about a story between a boy and his good friend Max, who is an artist. Every evening, the boy plays the violin for Max and Max draw pictures quietly. Normally, the boy cannot see the paintings by Max because he always face them to the
Media: Oil-painted and beautiful illustrations
Use: I will use this book for students over 10 years old, who can understand the real meaning of this story and also can enjoy the arts in this book.
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wall, but there was one day, when Max went traveling, he put all paintings face to the boy, which are amazing. However, the sad thing is that Max moved out from this place and the boy felt sad and stopped play violin until he receive a painting by Max one day. This book has a lot of amazing paintings, which are collected by author and each oh them have a true story.Media: Oil-painted and beautiful illustrations
Use: I will use this book for students over 10 years old, who can understand the real meaning of this story and also can enjoy the arts in this book.
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LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
Translated from the German. ?�Interesting. ?áThe text is longish, and the pictures invite deep reflection. ?áIf you like surrealism (Magritte, not Dali) you might want to buy this. ?áIt's a work of art that's about art and about a boy who sees, in a neighbor who paints, a sort of mentor...
The book design says picture-book, but it's for all ages, especially (I think) 8-11.
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and, subtly, it's about the young man who finds himself in the role of mentor. ?áThe book design says picture-book, but it's for all ages, especially (I think) 8-11.
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Awards
IBBY Honour Book (2000)
Mildred L. Batchelder Award (Honor Book — 2000)
ISBN
0374315205 / 9780374315207