Claude Monet: The Painter Who Stopped Trains

Inspired by his son's love of trains, Monet decided to show art critics that impressionism could be more than just seascapes. For three months in 1877, he painted on the platform of the Saint-Lazare train station in Paris, capturing the angles, colors, smoke, and light of the modern age. Smith expertly illuminates the changing landscape of an evolving world, as Maltbie's thoughtful story of inspiration and imagination highlights a less remembered portion of Monet's work. Ages 5–9. (Sept.)