Linnea in Monet’s Garden

Film

1993

30 minutes, color

Directors and Screenwriters Lena Anderson, Christina Bjork based on their book by the same title.

First Run Features

153 Waverly Place

New York, NY 10014

800-229-8575

LINNEA IN MONET’S GARDEN is a unique blend of imagination and education, teaching children about the art and life of one of the most important painters of the 20^th century, while entertaining them with the mystery and beauty of art and nature.

 Linnea in Monet’s Garden

Christina Bjork and Lena Anderson

R&S Books

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

19 Union Square West

New York, NY 10003

LINNEA IN MONET’S GARDEN – an original and highly entertaining child-centered book of art appreciation...Linnea sparkles with the joy of discovery and charms readers.  Monet’s paintings delight the eye, and the bright conversation and happy adventures of the young girl and old gentleman persuade readers that the world of art is rich in color and peopled with fascinating characters.

A Walk in Monet’s Garden

Francesca Crespi

3D Pop-Up Book

Bulfinch Press Book

Little, Brown and Company

Boston, New York, Toronto, London

A WALK IN MONET’S GARDEN – this lavish package captures the magic of Claude Monet’s celebrated garden at Giverny with a spectacular pop-up display and booklet with color reproductions of the artist’s paintings and vintage photographs.

A Walk in the Garden

Music CD

Gary Lamb

40 minutes

Solo piano

1987

Golden Gate Records

PO Box 4100

Santa Cruz, CA  95063

800-772-7701

A WALK IN THE GARDEN – on this recording, Gary performs his solo piano compositions on a Yamaha grand piano.  The performances have not been altered in any way and remain fresh, vibrant and captivating and present a smooth flowing of melodies to paint by.

Camille and the Sunflowers

A Story about Vincent van Gogh

Laurence Anholt

Barron’s Educational Series, Inc.

250 Wireless Boulevard

Hauppauge, NY  11788

CAMILLE AND THE SUNFLOWERS – this delightful picture book tells how Camille made friends with Vincent van Gogh, a lonely unknown painter who is now recognized as a great artist.  Beautifully illustrated with the author’s delicate watercolors, and reproductions of some of van Gogh’s most famous paintings, this is a charming introduction to one of the world’s most popular artists.

A Blue Butterfly

A Story about Claude Monet

Bijou Le Tord

Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.

1540 Broadway

New York, NY 10086

A BLUE BUTTERFLY – In a garden of spectacular beauty in Giverny, France, Claude Monet painted flowers dazzled by the light, he painted with rich colors of vermilion, emerald, and violet.  His poppies, tulips, irises and waterlilies have awed the world.  In her radiant watercolors, Bijou Le Tord uses Monet’s own palette of only eight colors.  Her magnificent paintings and poetic words celebrate the extraordinary vision of the beloved impressionist painter Claude Monet.

The Impressionists

VHS set

200 minutes

A&E, Biography, History Channel

A&E.com

THE I MP RESSIONISTS – The other French Revolution comes alive through the stories of five influential artists in history.