Imagine a Night

Rating:
Summary: Very imaginative book!
Review: Based upon a series of paintings by Rob Gonsalves, the author has magically created a book of transformation. The paintings and the text are both wonderful and work very well together. This book would be inspiring to anyone. It is imaginative, creative and uses rich language...something important for the development of children into good writers. I intend to use this book in my classroom for an interesting writing assignment that will also require the students to delve into their imaginations.

Rating:
Summary: Very imaginative book!
Review: Based upon a series of paintings by Rob Gonsalves, the author has magically created a book of transformation. The paintings and the text are both wonderful and work very well together. This book would be inspiring to anyone. It is imaginative, creative and uses rich language...something important for the development of children into good writers. I intend to use this book in my classroom for an interesting writing assignment that will also require the students to delve into their imaginations.

Rating:
Summary: Fantastic art
Review: I saw one of Gonsalves' pieces in an art store while on vacation. The piece jumped out at my as soon as I set foot through the door. I could only find original prints (all numbered) and they were all fairly expensive. His imaginative perception is very unique. All prints are quite clever and very vivid. I'll be keeping an eye out for a print, but until then I've got this book.

I noticed some works are not in the book, perhaps they are recent.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful art!!!
Review: The art in this book by Rob Gonsalves is wonderful!! It is filled with imagination and an awesome use of unusual, yet clever, perspective. Figures emerge from nature, buildings emerge from canyons, priests emerge from cathedral windows...the list goes on and on. The limited text in the book is more of a reflection of the paintings rather than the other way around. I didn't need the text for the book to inspire me. If I were rating the text alone, it would be so, so. The paintings are what make this book spectacular! The book should be considered for most all age groups. Even though it appears to be geared more toward a child audience (because of it's size and the typestyle/font), I wouldn't buy this book for a small child. However, I think it could be appreciated by those 10 and older.