Janson the mouse lives in an art museum and one night discovers the art. She proceeds to re-create the masterpieces, morphing them into mousterpieces, using her own identity stamp on each one. My favorite is on the cover (Henri Rousseau’s The Dream). All the big artists of the twentieth century are included, Picasso, Warhol, Matisse, van Gogh and Dali, to name just a few. Notations at the back of the book cite the names, dates and painting titles of them all.
"Mousterpiece" by Jane Breskin Zalben is a tour de force through the realm of modern art, as seen through the eyes of a mouse-colored vision. The mouse is named Janson. Zalban’s note at the back of the book tells us this is a tribute to the author of "History of Art" (H.W. Janson), the definitive textbook of art used in many university art history classes.
This fanciful picture book is an introduction to modern art that will please many parents and children alike.
Also check out these art books by Janson:
"History of Art for Young People" Introduces the art of the Western world to a young audience
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