Laurence Anholt Books

Part of the highly-successful Anholt's Artists series about great painters, which tells the stories of real meetings between world-famous artists and the children who knew them. When Julie's dog disappears into a mysterious garden, Julie follows him - and finds herself in a beautiful garden-within-a-garden where the roses grow like splashes of paint and a Japanese bridge bows over a silent pool. There she finds not only her dog, but also Claude Monet. The famous artist introduces her to his work and his garden, giving her encouragement that the young would-be artist will never forget. Set against the romantic, world-famous backdrop of Monet's garden at Giverny, the story is accompanied by reproductions of the artist's most celebrated paintings and a biographical note on Monet.

Focusing on the friendship between renowned artists and the real children who interacted with them, this book offers a unique perspective on Frida Kahlo's life and influence. Through engaging narratives, it highlights the connections that shaped her artistry and personal journey, making it a captivating read for those interested in the interplay between childhood experiences and creative expression. This installment is part of a widely celebrated series that has resonated with readers around the globe.

Happy or mad, busy or bored, young readers will relish all the ups and downs of childhood described here with bouncing verse and rollicking watercolors. What Makes Me Happy? will launch endlessly interesting conversations between children and grownups alike about the things that make each one of us happy, sad, mad or glad.

What are kids like? What do kids do? What's in a kid's pocket? What do kids dream of? All is revealed in this book. It is one of four reissues about the same children.

Despite the derision of their neighbors, a young French boy and his family befriend the lonely painter who comes to their town and begin to admire his unusual paintings.

The twins Meret and Bella love their grandfather, Papa Chagall, and he loves telling them stories.

Paul Cezanne was one of the greatest of the French impressionist painters. This delightful book follows his son, also called Paul, as he travels to the mountains to spend a summer with his father. He discovers that his father, a very large man, paints the natural world with a passion that few can understand. But one day they meet an art dealer in a village who offers to try to sell some of the paintings in Paris ... the rest is history. The reader gains a real insight into Cezanne the man through the eyes of a child - sometimes frightening, fastidious (he won't touch other people), warm-hearted, driven by a passion for his art. And it provides a vivid introduction to Cezanne's work, with reproductions of his most famous paintings incorporated in the illustrations.

The second book in the Mindful Detective series, starring DI Shanti Joyce

One teeny-tiny turnip makes a rather measly meal for the greedy farmer. He wants to munch on a much bigger lunch...

Billy is very nervous about starting his new school. But then he rescues a baby bird and in nursing it back to health realises that youngsters can cope with big challenges.