Katie and the Sunflowers

James Mayhew. Orchard, $16.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-531-30325-2

Katie (from Katie and the Mona Lisa and Katie Meets the Impressionists) goes on another art appreciation adventure in Katie and the Sunflowers by James Mayhew. This time she steps in and out of post-impressionist paintings, including Van Gogh's Sunflowers, C zanne's Still Life with Apples and Oranges and Gauguin's Tahitian Pastorals. ( May)

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