Can You Find It Outside? [antikvár]

H I ere are thirteen paintings from the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art that tell stories, hold surprises, and beckon the youngest readers to look again and again at each work of art. Every painting in this book shows a different outdoor scene that contains colorful details to pore over. Some of the scenes, like the one depicted in Vincent van Gogh's First Steps, After Millet, are of everyday places that children will know, from the marketplace and a snowy hill to the beach. Others are fanciful. Edward Hicks's Peaceable Kingdom shows the lion lying down with the lamb. Rip Van Winkle illustrates that magical moment when Rip wakes up from his long slumber. Each painting is accompanied by rhymes that guide readers, giving clues regarding the location of specific details. To keep the game going, there are even more objects to find listed at the bottom of the pages. But there's no reason for readers to stop there. They can keep searching to see what else might be "hidden" in the painting. Youngsters will love being sent on a treasure hunt through art—the prize is in the looking! —^Jessica Schulte