A collection of Monet's letters to friends, business associates, dealers, and fellow artists combined with over two hundred images of his paintings, pastels, and drawings. Same-scene paintings are shown together to accentuate Monet's love of light and varying effects.
Toto dives into a fountain to rescue a cat from drowning. He turns out to be no ordinary stray but belongs to Peppi, the famous puppeteer. The cat befriends Toto and follows him on a sight seeing tour of Rome, during which Toto learns some Italian. The author also wrote Toto in Paris.