A lovely book about artist, Vincent van Gogh from the series, Anholt’s Artists Books for Children. Young Camille befriends a strange visitor to his small town, and one day he brings this man a gift of bright, beautiful sunflowers. The man is the artist Vincent van Gogh, and the sunflowers quickly become the subject of a magnificent painting.

Parents, teachers, and gift givers will find:

gorgeous illustrations and reproductions of works by the artists a fun and educational story for home or the classroom a great series to be used for home school materials a whole series of books for children to learn about important artists!

Author and illustrator Laurence Anholt recalls memorable and sometimes amusing moments when the lives of the artists were touched by children. Anholt’s fine illustrations appear on every page and include reproductions of works by the artists.