For Ivy Author's Note As soon as I was old enough to pick up a pencil I knew that I was an artist I learned to express my feelings and thoughts about the world through pictures I also learned at an early age that we could see the work of famous artists as well as the artifacts of ancient cultures and faraway places in museums So as often as I could I visited museums to learn to enjoy and to get inspired I still do A Museum Adventure is full of artworks artifacts and even a fossil You can see the pieces that inspired me in real museums made by artists from all around the world and from all periods of history It was quite a learning experience for me to include different types of artwork in my book I learned a lot about color and brushstrokes by studying images very closely I am so accustomed to painting in my own way that it was fun to try using other artists styles Do you recognize any of the artists and paintings included in the book Check out www librarymousebooks com for more information about the art in this book
GOGH VAN LATE ONE NIGHT SAM THE LIBRARY MOUSE was hard at work His friend Sarah dropped in and asked What are you doing Sam Writing a new book
Sam said I’m just making some notes and sketches in my journal Maybe you’d like to try I think I have an extra one you could use
No thanks Sarah said looking around You know Sam there’s a place next door that has the kind of stuff you’re looking at in these books I think they call it a a museum We should go
