Waking Day

By Constance Morgenstern

In this lavish picture book, 24 exquisite paintings are paired with lines of a simple, joyful poem about sunlight. Morgenstern's carefully chosen words celebrate sunlight as part of our daily lives, and also praise the skill of these master artists and their ability to capture the light in their works. Endmatter gives additional information about the Impressionist Movement and each individual author. About the Author and Artists Constance Morgenstern is a published poet and the author of four children's books. A former teacher, she also has given poetry workshops to elementary and middle-school students. She lives in Wisconsin. Featured artists are Camille Pissarro, Claude Monet, Childe Hassam, Fidelia Bridges, Pierre Bonnard, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh, John Singer Sargent, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Berthe Morisot, Theophile Alexandre Steinlen, Frank Weston Ben

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559719192
• ISBN13: 9781559719193
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Cooper Square Pub
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.0" x 12.2"
• Age Range: 5 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

I know the author!

I take care of the author's 3 nieces, and for a gift, they gave me Connie's book, signed by her! I love this book. I am a huge fan of impressionist-era art. And the way the poem intertwines with the art is amazing. I keep coming back to it to find my favorite artists. It is a fairly simple book, but anyone from fine art connosiours to 7 year old children who still crave picture books can find a great amount of enjoyment from "Waking Day."

One of those simply gorgeous picturebooks that will enchant readers from 8 to 80

The text of Waking Day is a poem by Constance Morgenstern and is set off, page by page, line by line, with full color paintings by Claude Monet, Edgar Dega, Vincent van Gogh, John Singer Sargent, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Childe Hassam, Fidelia Bridges, Pierre Bonnard, Berthe Morisot, Theophile Alexandre Steinlen, Frank Weston Benson, Theo van Rysselberghe, and Frederick Carl Frieseke. The result is a deft juxtaposing of 24 exquisite Impressionist paintings paired with the engaging lines of a simple, joyful poem about sunlight. With the inclusion of brief biographical information on each featured artist and the Impressionist period, Waking Day is one of those simply gorgeous picturebooks that will enchant readers from 8 to 80 and is as suitable and recommended for school and community library collections as it is for the family artbook shelf.