The Sleeping Gypsy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780823421428)

The characters in Henri Rousseau's The Sleeping Gypsy inspired Mordicai Gerstein to create an elegant, beautifully illustrated story about them.

A girl, alone in the desert, lies on the sand and sleeps. But she is not alone for long. A lizard, a rabbit, a turtle and other animals come to scrutinize her, and a lion leaps into the scene and claims her for his own.

A silhouette approaches from the distance. He introduces himself as Henri Rousseau, the dreamer of this dream, who plans to paint a picture of it. The animals pose for the artist but criticize his work with comments like "You've made my nose too big." So the artist removes complainers one by one from the painting, until only the girl and the lion remain.

Author: Mordicai Gerstein
ISBN-10: 0823421422
ISBN-13: 9780823421428
Publisher: Holiday House
Language: English
Published: 09/12/2016
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 11.00h x 9.20w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 184684 / Sleeping Gypsy


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2016
Publishers Weekly 08/22/2016
School Library Journal 09/01/2016 pg. 122
Booklist 09/15/2016 pg. 60
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2016 pg. 57
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2016
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2017 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style