{"product_id":"9780802855237","title":"Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe career of artist Henri Rousseau gets a wonderfully child-friendly treatment in a book that captures both his personality and the essence of his pictures.\" -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e(STARRED REVIEW)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrikes just the right tone...jaunty, confiding, and affectionate.\" -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e(STARRED REVIEW)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA whimsical, inspiring picture book biography of the legendary 19th-century artist Henri Rousseau.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHenri Rousseau wants to be an artist. Not a single person has ever told him he is talented. He's a toll collector. He's forty years old. But he buys some canvas, paint, and brushes, and starts painting anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVivid text from award-winning author Michelle Markel (\u003ci\u003eTomfoolery\u003c\/i\u003e), coupled with fanciful, inspired art from illustrator Amanda Hall (\u003ci\u003eHow the Sea Came to Be\u003c\/i\u003e), paint a portrait of a man who dreams, creates, and perseveres, despite harsh criticism, leading to an unlikely and brilliant success with paintings hanging in the world's most important museums.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Includes author's and illustrator's notes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Junior Library Guild selection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eerdmans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46356016660652,"sku":"9780802855237","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6626\/7820\/files\/23193703482473.jpg?v=1781631575","url":"https:\/\/giftshop.carlemuseum.org\/products\/9780802855237","provider":"The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}