The Glass Pyramid by Jeanne Walker and Khoa Le. - ADVISABLE

The Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I.M. Pei by Jeanne Walker and Khoa Le. PICTURE BOOK NON-FICTION Atheneum (Simon and Schuster), 2025. $20. 9781665953337 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ADVISABLE 

APPEALS TO: SOME 

The Louvre, a beautiful art museum in Paris needed an entrance makeover. I.M. Pei, a well known architect, was up to the task. He had beautiful ideas, many based on his childhood in China, and decided to make a glass pyramid as the new entrance to the Louvre. But the people of Paris were unhappy, and I.M. Pei's project might not be completed after all. 

Such a well-told and beautifully illustrated story! I remember when this was happening in the late 80's and am so glad to see it had a happy ending. A nice nice way to show children that even famous artists sometimes have trouble being appreciated. Khoa Le's illustrations are realistic and clever - I liked all the ways they showed Pei's ideas formulating. I.M. Pei is Chinese American, the Louvre is French. 

Lisa Librarian