The artist who loved cats

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Susan Schaefer Bernardo and Courtenay Fletcher

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Hardcover
32-page
8.5 x 11
Age: 5 and up

The Inspiring Tale of Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen

The Artist Who Loved Cats is a picture book biography of artist Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen, famed for his iconic Chat Noir cabaret posters created in late 19th-century Paris.

The story opens in modern-day France, when a young girl named Antoinette notices a little bronze cat in the window of her favorite antique store in Montmartre. Antoinette begs the shopkeeper Monsieur Arvieux and his clever cat Noir to tell her all about the artist who created it. She learns that Steinlen loved to draw cats even as a child, and eventually moved to Paris in 1881 to pursue his artistic dreams, ultimately creating not just the Chat Noir posters but also more than 700 journal illustrations, posters, sculptures, cartoon strips and paintings. Noir the cat also reveals that Steinlen used his art for social justice, to make the world a better place, and that many of Steinlen’s artworks feature cats, cats, cats! Delightful rhyming verse, a sweet sprinkling of French vocabulary, and lovely illustrations by the award-winning team of author Susan Schaefer Bernardo and artist Courtenay Fletcher bring art history to life. More than just a biography, The Artist Who Loved Cats is a celebration of art, inspiration, and following your heart to create a life that you love. It’s a wonderful book for expanding children’s knowledge of real life artists, teaching them to appreciate art and antiques, and supporting their creative spark!

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Susan Schaefer Bernardo and illustrator Courtenay Fletcher met when their kids were babies – now they are a dynamic California-based duo creating and publishing award-winning books to heal and inspire children of all ages! A trip to Paris and a serendipitous discovery inspired their book The Artist Who Loved Cats: The Inspiring Tale of Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen, a lyrical picture book biography of the artist who created the iconic Le Chat Noir French cabaret posters. The book received a Gold Parents’ Choice Award, Foreword Reviews Silver medal and the SCBWI Spark award. Their first picture book Sun Kisses, Moon Hugs reassures children that love is forever -- the book is widely used by families and children’s therapists to support children dealing with loss. They collaborated with actor and literacy advocate LeVar Burton (Reading Rainbow, Star Trek) on The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm, a picture book to help children cope with trauma and “stormy” emotions. The Rhino book has been viewed by millions, read aloud by Michelle Obama and even sent via rocket to the International Space Station for Storytime from Space. Bernardo and Fletcher released The Big Adventures of Tiny House, a celebration of tiny homes, sustainable living and following your heart to a life that is big and amazing...no matter what size you are. Susan has also written a YA novel “Inspired” and is a teacher and poet, and Courtenay is a successful photographer and book designer. They enjoy presenting their books at schools and festivals.
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