Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Cezanne’s Parrot by Amy Guglielmo - ESSENTIAL

Cezanne’s Parrot by Amy Guglielmo, illustrated by Brett Helquist. PICTURE BOOK. G.P. Putnam’s Sons (Penguin Random House), 2020. $18. 9780525515081

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Cezanne continually felt like his paintings did not fit in with the work of other painters and often turned to his parrot to hear that he was a good painter. For years he struggled to find a wider audience until finally, with his later pieces that were usually of fruit, he impressed others, people and parrots alike.  

This is a great portrait of a painter’s life and subtly includes the message that the way you see the world may not be accepted immediately, but you may simply be ahead of your time. As always, I wish books like this included images of the artist’s actual painting. 

Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher

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