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The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art

2018-06-26 
A Caldecott Honor BookVasya Kandinsky was a proper little boy: he studied math and history, he pract
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The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art

A Caldecott Honor Book

Vasya Kandinsky was a proper little boy: he studied math and history, he practiced the piano, he sat up straight and was perfectly polite. And when his family sent him to art classes, they expected him to paint pretty houses and flowers—like a proper artist.
 
But as Vasya opened his paint box and began mixing the reds, the yellows, the blues, he heard a strange sound—the swirling colors trilled like an orchestra tuning up for a symphony! And as he grew older, he continued to hear brilliant colors singing and see vibrant sounds dancing. But was Vasya brave enough to put aside his proper still lifes and portraits and paint . . . music?
 
In this exuberant celebration of creativity, Barb Rosenstock and Mary GrandPré tell the fascinating story of Vasily Kandinsky, one of the very first painters of abstract art. Throughout his life, Kandinsky experienced colors as sounds, and sounds as colors—and bold, groundbreaking works burst forth from his noisy paint box.
 
Backmatter includes four paintings by Kandinsky, an author’s note, sources, links to websites on synesthesia and abstract art.

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New York Times, January 29, 2014:
"GrandPré employs muted purples and blues to depict Vasya’s dull childhood world. Once he starts painting, the pages come alive with bright swirls of color that fly around his head like strands of melody…Even those who aren’t inspired to visit a museum will take away the lesson of Kandinsky’s life: Listen to what excites you and follow its call.”

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, November 11, 2013:
"Rosenstock's prose strikes a balance between lightheartedness and lyricism. GrandPré’s paintings conjure up an entire epoch...breathing life into all the characters."

Starred Review, Booklist, January 1, 2014:
"Richly colored, large acrylic paint and paper collage pictures illustrate the life of Vasily Kandinsky, one of the first painters of abstract art...The rich word choice is a delight: pistachio, cobalt, and saffron introduce readers to colors while hissing, blaring, and whispering reveal the sounds of the colors...This is a beautiful blend of colors, music, and life."

Starred Review, Kirkus, December 1, 2013:
“A rich, accomplished piece about a pioneer in the art world.”

Starred Review, School Library Journal, February 2014:
"The book offers diverse potential for different types of study, whether one is reading for information or for pleasure. Outstanding.”

The Huffington Post, March 20, 2014:
"The fantastic illustrations in this book will speak to the creative child and the story of breaking free from convention and finding your own path will speak to the child who dreams of things not yet seen."

The Horn Book, January/February 2014:
"Concentrating primarily on the artist as a child and young adult, Rosenstock takes known events and embellishes them with dialogue and specific sounds for the colors. GrandPré does a fine job showing color and sound as abstractions while presenting the artist and his surroundings in a more realistic manner."

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, February 2014:
"The story of a young kid who wants to shake things up will appeal to many junior artists, and the details of Vasya’s sonic joy in color may inspire further artistic exploration...An author’s note gives more details about Kandinsky’s life, and a quartet of Kandinsky paintings are reproduced alongside it."

作者简介

BARB ROSENSTOCK is the author of The Camping Trip that Changed America, illustrated by Mordecai Gerstein, and Fearless: The Story of Racing Legend Louise Smith, illustrated by Scott Dawson. She lives outside of Chicago with her husband, sons, and two big poodles.

MARY GRANDPRÉ is best known as the illustrator of the Harry Potter books. She also illustrated The Blue Shoe by Roderick Townley and the picture books The Carnival of the Animals written by Jack Prelutsky and Chin Yu Min and the Ginger Cat by Jennifer Armstrong.

网友对The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art的评论

Creative approach to learning about artists and how even when they are young they see, feel, and hear the world in a unique way. Since the schools are cutting money for art this book shows children talented in art that other artists feel the way they do about painting even seeing colors as sounds. K-6th grades and even pre-schools could enrich their art impoverished programs by reading this book to the class.

Delightful illustrations and interesting context. I always learn a lot from children's books because they are not only less wordy but also capture the essence of the person written about. For example, the theme is really about Kandinsky's thought processes and how he "hears" colors. Come to find out he had a condition called synesthesia. This little know fact was never mentioned in other accounts about this painter. However, when you look at his paintings, it makes perfect sense.

My son and I both loved the book! Ms. Rosenstock brilliantly captures Kandinski's "awakening" with her words. And the accompanying pictures are a dazzling illustration of how his world came alive to color. Thank you to both the writer and illustrator!

As the mom of a child who is a square peg in a round world, I couldn't love this book more. Such great visuals to drive home the unhappiness that comes from trying to force a beautiful mind to fit into a bland world. I loved watching my boy light up as the colors grew brighter and the artist boldly broke out of his humdrum world to burst forth into his full potential. Every kid being stifled in early elementary by being told to color between the lines should read this book in hopes that they pursue the full depth of their potential instead of being pressed into the dull shades of those who don't choose to keep that bright light of creativity shining.

I got this for my nephew because he was begging for it. He is in 1 st grade, he is not able to read it on his own but he is able to read some of it with help. I really enjoyed reading the book to him and teaching how it is a true story. It was also nice to see him enjoying something that is teaching him about abstract art.

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