Matisse's Magical Trail

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Using coloured tissue paper or paper they have painted in different colours your child can cut or tear shapes and then arrange them to make a colourful collage picture. In the vein of Eric Carle, this story that shows that the small things matter and can inspire change.

When your child becomes familiar with the story you could encourage them to join in, perhaps with the conversations. You could add some imaginary conversations too – what might Leo’s friends say for example, when they see Matisse’s handiwork? A snail who gets under the feet of humans comes out of his shell at night and indulges his artistic tendencies by drawing - on walls, in parks.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. It may inspire your child to find out about snails, be creative themselves and perhaps find out about the artist Matisse (particularly his famous snail collage). This is a lovely picture book about creativity and working together, showing how small changes to the environment can have a transformational effect.

Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.A beautiful, colourful and bold picture book that encourages children to notice the small things, think big, and express themselves! Encouraging and heart-warming, the power of art and sharing the joy of drawing is well crafted here in a bedtime story that toddlers will enjoy.

Is there anything you or your child wonder about the story, for example why the adults passing by don’t notice Matisse’s art work? It's only when a child notices Matisse's beautiful trails that his art is finally celebrated - and they inspire a whole class of children to get creativetoo! The visible brushmarks and splodges of paint are designed to encourage children to pick up a brush and have a go at painting themselves.Dribble glue in swirls and lines onto a large sheet of sugar (ideally dark coloured) paper then sprinkle glitter on top and shake off.

And one day he is found by children who help him share his talent and his colour with the world - will he brighten up the grey city? Read the story aloud to your child making sure you pause to spot the snail included on most of the double page spreads. My daughter (3) was fascinated by this and I liked how it was an early introduction to the work of Matisse. It's only when a child notices Matisse's beautiful trails that his art is finally celebrated - and they inspire a whole class of children to get creative too! At Books2Door, we believe that reading is a fundamental skill that every child should have to help improve their vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking skills.All of our books are 100% brand new, unread and purchased directly from the publishers in bulk allowing us to pass the huge savings on to you!