Picasso and Minou.Picasso and Minou. P.I. Maltbie (illustrated by Pan Estrada), Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2005. Illus., hardcover, 32 pp., $15.95. Minou is a cat, a sleek In the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the Sleek is a Magical Beast. It resembles an Ermine. It seems to have no other desire aside from biting victims and running off. Siamese, who lives with a young Picasso in Paris. We see them first in a studio piled high with paintings, which we recognize as those from the artist's Blue Period. All the paintings depicted de·pict tr.v. de·pict·ed, de·pict·ing, de·picts 1. To represent in a picture or sculpture. 2. To represent in words; describe. See Synonyms at represent. in the following adventures are based on actual works. The Parisian street scenes are based on reality as well, although all are created in mixed media by Estrada. His scenes tell an intriguing in·trigue n. 1. a. A secret or underhand scheme; a plot. b. The practice of or involvement in such schemes. 2. A clandestine love affair. v. story filled with circus folk, friends of Picasso, and historical Paris. There is a definite lighthearted light·heart·ed adj. Not being burdened by trouble, worry, or care; happy and carefree. See Synonyms at glad1. light quality to the illustrations, and lively characters, perhaps more caricatures than portraits. Extra enjoyment comes from the effort to identify the many artworks and to find the cat in each scene. Clearly the story here can only hint at the details of Picasso's career--his shift from the melancholy Melancholy See also Grief. Acheron river of woe in the underworld. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 5] Anatomy of Melancholy lists causes, symptoms, and characteristics of melancholy. [Br. Lit. blue to the more up-beat rose--but the book is a happy addition to the resources used in any study of the artist for elementary and older youngsters. |
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