3 "beautiful illustrations, lackluste prose" stars !!

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and illustrator and Quarto Publishing Group. This will be released Sept. 03, 2024.

This is the third book of this 100 plus series that I have sampled: Michelle Obama (3.5 stars) and Kylie Minogue (2 stars).

The cover to this one was so cute that I could not resist.
This book has beautiful illustrations (4 stars) with once again very lackluster prose (2 stars).
I will be honest though I am astonished at this series' success.

his is a fun children's book discussing the story of the artist, VIncent Van Gogh. The illustrations are very cute and eye-catching. I think children will absolutely enjoy this book and learn quite a bit about his life. Even though I was familiar with his story I still found it very interesting. This is part of a series of biographies, Little People, Big Dreams written by this author that are well researched and engaging. I am consistently impressed with this series, I actively look forward to new additions and so far I haven't been disappointed by any of the ones I have read.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

I absolutely love the Little People, Big Dreams series and thought this one made a great addition. I particularly liked that the illustrations in this book mimic van Gogh's iconic art style and this detail really enhanced the story being told. As always with this series, I loved the storytelling and I thought that the topic of mental health was handled in an age appropriate way. I appreciated the fact that the author focuses on art as a form of therapy and joy during dark times as opposed to leaning in to the 'troubled artist' trope which is often bought up in relation to van Gogh.

Overall I love this series and I really enjoyed this newest addition!

My 8 year old loves to draw and had such a wonderful time reading this book. The illustrations are beautiful! We loved reading together about Van Gogh’s life story and how his art came to inspire many.