![]() ![]() They bathe in the dining court fountain, pick up the coins, and have the entire Museum to themselves each night. I read this book when I was about 10 years old and was fascinated with the story of two children who run away from home to take refuge at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ![]() I recommend From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Josh Siegel, Curator, Department of Film I cannot wait to return to a MoMA teeming with kids, some of them surely experiencing the same epiphany that Claudia and Jamie Kincaid (and I) had. There are few places I feel more at home, more peaceful and stimulated, than a museum. I still dream of spending a night by myself at the Met, having the run of the entire building before sleeping in a rococo bed in an 18th-century period room. Frankweiler cinched it for me: I knew then, at eight, I wanted to become a curator. ![]() ![]() Konigsburg’s From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Romy Silver-Kohn, Research Assistant, Department of Painting and Sculptureįrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. It is the book we parents need right now. Finally, it is inspirational, since even the very young can cut up paper and make them into new shapes. You also learn a lot, including the fact that Matisse chose to paint his paper specific colors before cutting them. The illustrations are colorful and very evocative of Matisse’s work. It is beautifully written, with lyrical language, but still straightforward enough for little ones. The book has inspired us to create our own cutouts-some of which are still on our walls! Here are some more recommendations from my colleagues.Īnother vote for Matisse’s Garden! It’s about when Henri Matisse started cutting shapes out of paper to make his art. My son loves to share the different shapes he sees and we talk about the choices Matisse makes-how he arranges shapes, layers colors, then creates an entire room of his work. The story begins with Henri Matisse’s simple need to cover a stain on his wall, then takes the reader through his art-making process and the development of his cutout technique. With bold, colorful illustrations and immersive fold-out pages of the artist’s work, Matisse’s Garden, by Samantha Friedman, is a favorite in my house. ![]()
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