{"product_id":"the-noisy-paint-box-the-colors-and-sounds-of-kandinskys-abstract-art-9780307978486","title":"The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Caldecott Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVasya Kandinsky was a proper little boy: he studied math and history, he practiced the piano, he sat up straight and was perfectly polite. And when his family sent him to art classes, they expected him to paint pretty houses and flowers--like a proper artist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But as Vasya opened his paint box and began mixing the reds, the yellows, the blues, he heard a strange sound--the swirling colors trilled like an orchestra tuning up for a symphony  And as he grew older, he continued to \u003ci\u003ehear \u003c\/i\u003ebrilliant colors singing and \u003ci\u003esee \u003c\/i\u003evibrant sounds dancing. But was Vasya brave enough to put aside his proper still lifes and portraits and paint . . . \u003ci\u003emusic?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this exuberant celebration of creativity, Barb Rosenstock and Mary GrandPr  tell the fascinating story of Vasily Kandinsky, one of the very first painters of abstract art. Throughout his life, Kandinsky experienced colors as sounds, and sounds as colors--and bold, groundbreaking works burst forth from his noisy paint box. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eBackmatter includes four paintings by Kandinsky, an author's note, sources, links to websites on synesthesia and abstract art.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBARB ROSENSTOCK is the author of T\u003ci\u003ehe Camping Trip that Changed America, \u003c\/i\u003eillustrated by Mordecai Gerstein, and \u003ci\u003eFearless: The Story of Racing Legend Louise Smith, \u003c\/i\u003eillustrated by Scott Dawson. She lives outside of Chicago with her husband, sons, and two big poodles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMARY GRANDPRÉ is best known as the illustrator of the Harry Potter books. She also illustrated \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Shoe \u003c\/i\u003eby Roderick Townley and the picture books \u003ci\u003eThe Carnival of the Animals\u003c\/i\u003e written by Jack Prelutsky and \u003ci\u003eChin Yu Min and the Ginger Cat\u003c\/i\u003e by Jennifer Armstrong.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50599346831634,"sku":"9780307978486","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_600f9bf6-27cc-452e-89fc-a3a9f6a104ca.jpg?v=1732199807","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-noisy-paint-box-the-colors-and-sounds-of-kandinskys-abstract-art-9780307978486","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}