Giotto is decorating a chapel with frescoes, and little Mario longs to lend a hand, but Giotto says no. When Father Prior comes to inspect the fresco, he says, "The sky is too dull. Fix it." So Mario tries to think up ways of brightening the sky. That night, after watching his baby sister, he dreams of wonderful things that will transform Mario's frescoes: angels!
Mary Arrigan's lively, informative text, accompanied by Gilliam McLure's delightful illustrations, reveals what made Giotto di Bondone's work so very special. Together with a note on Giotto and his frescoes, a reproduction of Giotto's Nativity and a photograph of the Scrovegni Chapel, the book gives very young readers a perfect introduction to the 13th-century artist who reintroduced the art of drawing living people from nature, and is known as the father of modern painting.
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Mary Arrigan taught art for eighteen years in Ireland, before becoming a full-time writer, reviewer and broadcaster. She ihas won many prizes including a Sunday Times Short Story Award, Hennessy Literary Award, International Young Library White Ravens title and shortlisted for the Bisto Award twice. Mary Arrigan writes a monthly children's book review f
More about Mary ArriganGillian McClure is the acclaimed illustrator of 'Selkie' which has been translated into many languages around the world. This is Gillian's first book for Bloomsbury. Gillian lives in Cambridge.
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