Henri and the Machine

Henri and the Machine

By Author / Illustrator

Isabelle Marinov, illus Olga Shtonda

Genre

Picture Books

Age range(s)

5+

Publisher

Templar Publishing

ISBN

9781800783751

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

06-07-2023

Synopsis

What's the point of art?   This is the question Henri asks himself when his class is taken on a school trip to the local art gallery. Who wants pictures of old soup cans or melting watches? But when he encounters a painting with the most perfect blue, it creates a beautiful feeling. It's blueberries, oceans, summer skies and butterflies all rolled into one. And then he wanders into a room with a chair and a sign that reads "Is this really a chair?" Henri decides to test it out, unleashing an explosion of creativity! Finally Henri understands what art is all about...

Following Isabelle Marinov's successful Leo and the Octopus, this is a fun and encouraging story of a boy learning to appreciate art and its boundless creativity.

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