I did not like the book very much 
 here is why 
 (1) The first sentence in the book "Vincent van Gogh was one of the most tragic artists who ever lived." 
 How do you explain the word "tragic" to a 6 or 10 years old? and that's not a good way to introduce an artist. 
 (2) The second sentence in the book "Nothing ever seemed to go right for him and he wasn't very happy." 
 I'm not sure if those statements are accurate because many of his paintings reflect happiness! 
 (3)The way the illustrator drew the character of Van Gogh in this book made him look nothing like Van Gogh 
 (4) "Van Gogh kept using dark colors until he discovered some very colorful Japaneses artwork" 
 I'd like to read this info in another source before I believe it. 
 However I did like some things in this book... for example 
 (1) The last page inculded a list of the museums that has Van Gogh's paintings. I thought that was interesting. 
 (2)I liked how the author simplified the story of Van Gogh's ear to the young reader. "Sometimes he would get so angry and upset that no one could make him feel better. This time he became so angry and upset he cut off part of his ear" 
 (3) I loved the illustration on page 15. It shows Theo introducing Van Gogh to Toulouse, Emile Bernard, Camille Pissaro, Georges Seurat, Paul Signac, and Paul Gauagin...and the funny part is Van Gogh's response "Gee, Theo I was hoping to meet somebody famous" then beneath the illustration the author explains "Hardly anyone knew it then, but many of those painters would become world famous artists someday."