Matisse on the Loose
Matisse on the Loose by Georgia Bragg is a juvenile fiction title published by Random House Children’s Books in 2009. This 149-page book presents a humorous and engaging story centered around a boy named Matisse who finds himself in a predicament involving a famous painting. When Matisse decides to hang his own artwork, a copy of Henri Matisse’s Portrait of Pierre, in a museum, he inadvertently sparks a series of events that lead to confusion and unexpected consequences.
Readers will discover a narrative that blends elements of art, humor, and mystery as Matisse navigates the challenges of his actions. The story explores themes of unintended consequences and the complexities of good intentions gone awry. With a focus on art and architecture, as well as humorous and detective story elements, this edition invites young readers to delve into a world where creativity and mischief collide.
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A kid. A famous painting. A cool moment. A prison sentence?
Have you ever done something you shouldn’t have? But you’re a good person and you don’t think that it’s going to cause any real harm? But then something bad happens and it turns out that you were wrong? Welcome to Matisse’s world.
Matisse has finally got the chance to come face to face with the work of his namesake, the great French painter Henri Matisse. The museum where his mom works as head of security is hosting a Matisse exhibit. Matisse thought it would be cool to hang his own artwork—a copy of a famous Matisse painting,Portrait of Pierre—on the museum wall just for a minute.
But then a tour group thinks that it’s arealMatisse. So now Matisse’s painting hangs in a museum—while the priceless original hangs on Matisse’s eccentric family’s den wall. A sixth grader should not get caught up in a museum heist. But . . . what if he does?
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