Vincent Can't Sleep

Reviewed by: Melissa Madigan - Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: May 3, 2018

Review

What a lovely book! The beautiful illustrations carry you through the story of the life of Vincent Van Gogh. The story begins when he is an infant and goes all the way through the various stages of his life. The main focus is on Vincent finding the many colors of night and what he does with that in his art. The final picture is of Starry Starry Night and tells how this painting illustrates the inner Vincent. There is a wonderful Author's note at the end as well as a page full of sources for further research on Van Gogh. This is a great book for not only the very young but also as a starting place for an older child's research. I highly recommend this for any collection.

Overall Book Score: excellent