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K-Gr 2—Long before Vincent van Gogh became a famous painter, he was young boy who couldn't sleep. He dreamt restlessly of escaping the confines of his life in boarding schools and bustling business centers, eagerly searching to find his passion and bring light to a harsh and unforgiving world. As a child, he wandered under the shimmering skies of his hometown, nestling in gardens and meadows and observing the intensity of ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Using Vincent van Gogh's lifelong insomnia and his famous 1889 painting The Starry Night, Rosenstock and GrandPre (the team behind Caldecott honoree The Noisy Paintbox, rev. 1/14; about artist Kandinsky) have created a picture-book biography that is also a bedtime story. Little Vincent lies in bed awake, thinking about the night sky, so he runs outside and takes a look. Next we meet him as an adole...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Using Vincent van Gogh's lifelong insomnia and his famous 1889 painting The Starry Night, Rosenstock and GrandPre (the team behind Caldecott honoree The Noisy Paintbox, rev. 1/14; about artist Kandinsky) have created a picture-book biography that is also a bedtime story. Little Vincent lies in bed awake, thinking about the night sky, so he runs outside and takes a look. Next we meet him as an adole...Log In or Sign Up to Read More