Description

Everyone has the power to make a work of art come to life
 
Pompon may be a statue of a white bear in a museum, but he has dreams like anyone else does. He yearns to break free and roam the world. Then one day a small boy comes to visit him, and the power of his gaze, his wonder, his love is enough to start a wondrous transformation. Could it be that Pompon just needs a young art lover’s appreciation to journey all over the world? Inspired by the famous sculpture by François Pompon in the Louvre, this is a poetic, touchingly illustrated story that shows the power of imagination to bring art to life.

About the Author

Géraldine Elschner has translated many books from German to French and French to German. She is the author of several children’s books, including The Cat and the Bird, The Little Hippo, Mark’s Messy Room, and Where Is the Frog?

Giotto di Bondone (known simply as Giotto) completed a fresco cycle in approximately 1305 that is one of the most important masterpieces in Western art. It can be found in the Arena Chapel in the church of St Maria della Carita in Padua, Italy.