This book is much loved by children and adults alike
.Puffin is to publish a new picture book by author Eric Carle, his first in four years. 'The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse' will be published in October 2011. The book is inspired by Expressionist painter Franz Marc, who used blue horses in his paintings, with Carle's work telling the story of an artist who paints the world as he sees it, imagining a red crocodile, an orange elephant, a purple fox and a black polar bear.
Carle said: "When I was in high school, in World War II Germany, I was secretly shown works by the banned Expressionist painters by my teacher Herr Krauss. This was an experience that changed my life and had a deep impact on me."
We have a good selection of picture books in the LRC for all ages. Why not come in and and see for yourself?
