Matisse's Magical Trail

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The visible brushmarks and splodges of paint are designed to encourage children to pick up a brush and have a go at painting themselves. When your child becomes familiar with the story you could encourage them to join in, perhaps with the conversations. Tim’s first book, Our Big Blue Sofa, was published by Macmillan in 2006 and he has gone on to publish a number of successful picture books including Tip Tap went the Crab and WOW said the Owl. You could add some imaginary conversations too – what might Leo’s friends say for example, when they see Matisse’s handiwork? A snail who gets under the feet of humans comes out of his shell at night and indulges his artistic tendencies by drawing - on walls, in parks.

My daughter (3) was fascinated by this and I liked how it was an early introduction to the work of Matisse. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Hopgood’s first own non-fiction title My Big Book of Outdoors, a large format gift book which celebrates the wonder of each season (Walker Books, Candlewick Studio) received a starred School Library Journal review and featured on the SLJ Best Books of 2022 list. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. In the vein of Eric Carle, this story that shows that the small things matter and can inspire change.All of our books are 100% brand new, unread and purchased directly from the publishers in bulk allowing us to pass the huge savings on to you! Dribble glue in swirls and lines onto a large sheet of sugar (ideally dark coloured) paper then sprinkle glitter on top and shake off. At Books2Door, we believe that reading is a fundamental skill that every child should have to help improve their vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking skills. A collaboration with author Francis Stickley, Love, The Earth, publishes in March, The Happy Hut written and illustrated by Hopgood publishes in July and Wow!

And one day he is found by children who help him share his talent and his colour with the world - will he brighten up the grey city?

Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. He is a graduate of Kingston University and worked for twenty years in graphic design and freelance illustration. We work closely with publishers and authors to ensure that we offer the best books on the market for your child. Born and raised in England, Hopgood studied graphic design, specialising in illustration, at Kingston Polytechnic and then established a career as a graphic designer and art director.

It may inspire your child to find out about snails, be creative themselves and perhaps find out about the artist Matisse (particularly his famous snail collage). Using coloured tissue paper or paper they have painted in different colours your child can cut or tear shapes and then arrange them to make a colourful collage picture. It's only when a child notices Matisse's beautiful trails that his art is finally celebrated - and they inspire a whole class of children to get creativetoo! We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. This is a lovely picture book about creativity and working together, showing how small changes to the environment can have a transformational effect.

Read the story aloud to your child making sure you pause to spot the snail included on most of the double page spreads. Recently he has combined his love of music with his love of drawing to produce a series of picture books based on classic songs - What a Wonderful World, Walking in a Winter Wonderland, Moon River, and Singing in the Rain which received a starred Kirkus review and was named a Publishers’ Association Best Book of 2017. It is not included in promotions available to our main range products, as stated in our terms of service. This immediately followed with being awarded the Ronald Searle Award for Creativity and coming Highly Recommended in the Macmillian Prize. Trading Address (Warehouse) Unit E, Vulcan Business Complex, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EB.

There’s lots of noise and energy too as the gloriously strokable sofa takes off on an unusual adventure in Our Big Blue Sofa. Encouraging and heart-warming, the power of art and sharing the joy of drawing is well crafted here in a bedtime story that toddlers will enjoy. Full of life as the pages shimmer, Here Comes Frankie is also full of noise as Frankie’s life is transformed when he starts to play the trumpet. Julia Eccleshare, the editorial expert on Lovereading4kids says, Bubbling with energy, prize winning Tim Hopgood’s illustrations are also full of warmth. A beautiful, colourful and bold picture book that encourages children to notice the small things, think big, and express themselves!Tim Hopgood is an award-winning illustrator and author of books for children including the international best-seller What a Wonderful World, the hugely successful Wow! Said the Owl while a chirpy crab with very big eyes tip taps as it counts its way around the seashore in Tip Tap went the Crab. Our team is made up of book lovers who are dedicated to sourcing and providing the best books for kids. You will find many creative activities based on each book to make reading even more enjoyable and interactive. Tim Hopgood is an award-winning picture book author and illustrator, whose titles include the international bestseller What a Wonderful WorldR and the hugely successful WOW!