In a pleasing way for children, this delightful picture book tells the story of abstract artist Vasily Kandinsky.

As a child, Kandinsky’s strict Russian parents enforce studying, formal dinners and quiet reading. But when his aunt gives him a paint box as a present he can hear the colours inside his head, like a magical symphony, and the colours swirl off the pallet and he sees them moving all around him. This fascinating look at the origins of Kandinsky’s art explores his synaesthesia and emphasises the joys to be discovered in following your passion – an important lesson for not only children, but adults too.

This beautiful book will inspire art lovers aged 4 to grown up.

Angela Crocombe