No One Has Seen What You See

By Author / Illustrator

Lene Ask, Aslak Gurholt, Heidi Bale Amundsen, Josephine Langebrekke

Genre

Non Fiction

Age range(s)

Publisher

Munch Museum

ISBN

9788293560654

Format

Hardback

Published

13-02-2024

Synopsis

Through a selection of Edvard Munch works the Norwegian award-winning author Lene Ask invites children of all ages to draw and be creative together with Munch. The book has texts by Ask accompanied by exercises that are related to Munch's way of experimenting and encourage children to participate in the wonderful world of Munch's art. Design by Aslak Gurholt, one of Norway's most renowned and award-winning book designers.

Ages 8+

Reviews

Sue

No One Has Seen What You See offers a combination of sketchbook, biography and art inspiration. The ring-bound book contains small pages of text with information about Munch and his work, as well as pictures inserted between sketch book paper for the reader to experiment on and try some exercises.

A wide range of Munch’s pictures are included, making the book a perfect introduction to his work. Lene Ask’s text is designed to inspire children to experiment and enjoy art and consider how every piece of work contains 'traces of your thoughts and feelings', emphasising how everyone sees things differently.

The spiral binding would make it possible to remove the notes should the reader wish to keep it as a sketchbook full of ideas and experimentation once finished. Perfect for the budding artist in your life!

50 pages / Reviewed by Sue Wilsher, teacher