Bonjour, Mr. Satie

By Tomie dePaola

Book Overview

Originally published in hardcover as Bonjour, Mr. Satie, this favorite title by dePaola is the story of a traveling cat of the 1920s who has many famous artist friends in Paris, like Pablo who once... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399217827
• ISBN13: 9780399217821
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 0.4" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 2 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Great for all ages!

I first read this book as a child, but picked it up again recently. My English class was researching Paris in the 1920s so I brought in the book. Not only is it an interesting story by the excellent tomie dePaola, but it is also educational. For a special kick, read the index in the back and you'll see that Ernest Hemingway, Isadora Duncan, James Joyce and other famous people are represented in the illustrations.

Bonjour, Mr. Satie

Bonjour, Mr. Satie is a wonderful book for children. As readers wait to hear the outcome of the story, they will find de Paola's book anything but dull. The book combines de Paola's usual talent for telling stories and illustrating them with flair with a glimpse into realistic events at Gertrude's salon. Children don't need to know Gertrude to enjoy the story, but when reading this story to them, you may want to tell them that Satie, Pablo (Picasso), Alice (Toklas), and Henri (Matisse) are real people who painted, composed, and wrote. Tell children that Alice made a cookbook, that Pablo painted a famous portrait of Gertrude, and that Gertrude wrote a poem about Pablo. Use this opportunity to expose children to paintings by Picasso and Matisse. Bonjour, Mr. Satie should be read because of its valuable lesson for children to appreciate difference and diversity in their lives and to encourage others to look at things (art and people) as different instead of good and bad.