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A Blue Butterfly: A Story About Claude Monet
Bijou Le Tord
Hardcover (Doubleday Books for Young Readers, Aug. 1, 1995)In a garden of spectacular beauty in Giverny, France, Claude Monet painted flowers. Dazzled by the light, he painted with rich colors of vermilion, emerald, and violet. His poppies, tulips, irises, and waterlilies have awed the world. In her radiant watercolors, Bijou Le Tord uses Monet's own palette of only eight colors. Her magnificent paintings and poetic words celebrate the extraordinary vision of the beloved impressionist painter, Claude Monet.
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A Bird or Two: A Story About Henri Matisse
Bijou Le Tord
Hardcover (Eerdmans Pub Co, Oct. 1, 1999)Simple text and bright illustrations describe the work of French painter, Henri Matisse, particularly his joyful use of color.
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God's Little Seeds: A Book of Parables
Bijou Le Tord
Hardcover (Eerdmans Pub Co, June 1, 1998)Focuses on the parables of the sower and of the mustard seed to demonstrate how God's little seeds can take root and grow in one's heart and life.
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Sing a New Song: A Book of Psalms
Bijou Le Tord
Hardcover (Eerdmans Pub Co, Jan. 1, 1997)Watercolor illustrations accompany these retellings of psalms arranged for daily reading.
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Little Shepherd, The
Bijou Le Tord
Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, Sept. 1, 1991)Paraphrases in simple language the well-known psalm in which God is compared to a shepherd.
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PEACE ON EARTH
Bijou Le Tord
Hardcover (Doubleday Books for Young Readers, Sept. 1, 1992)A collection of prayers presents expressions of faith from the Inuit, Shakers, Africans, and others and features writing by Marc Chagall, e. e. cummings, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Langston Hughes, Madeleine L'Engle, and Leslie Marmon Silko. All ages.
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Noah's Trees
Bijou Le Tord
Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Sept. 1, 1999)Noah loves his trees, and grows them with care, hoping that one day his sons will enjoy them too, but in the end, God has other plans for Noah.
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Elephant Moon
Bijou Le Tord
Hardcover (Doubleday Books for Young Readers, May 1, 1993)Claude Monet's world is brilliantly displayed in an enchanting tribute to the artist and his works with the same palette of eight colors and similar style, along with poetic text to lovingly portray his life.
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The River and the Rain
Bijou Le Tord
Hardcover (Doubleday Books for Young Readers, Aug. 1, 1994)Toucans with many-colored bills, tapirs with long snouts, and tiny leaf-cutter ants are all part of God's magnificent kingdom on earth. Yet humans are not always mindful of these wondrous miracles. In this vivid rendition of the Lord's Prayer, Bijou Le Tord examines the relationship between nature and humanity. In poignant yet simple words and exquisite watercolor paintings, she celebrates God's kingdom, His forgiveness, and the harmony of the natural world.Bijou Le Tord was born in Saint-Raphael on the French Riviera. She now lives in Sag Harbor, New York. Her highly acclaimed books include Peace on Earth: A Book of Prayers from Around the World; The Little Shepherd, a lovely rendition of the 23rd Psalm; The Little Hills of Nazareth; and A Blue Butterfly: A Story About Claude Monet.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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The Deep Blue Sea
Bijou Le Tord
Hardcover (Orchard Books, March 1, 1990)Reflects on the magnificence of God's creation of the world.
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A Brown Cow
Bijou Le Tord
Library Binding (Little Brown & Co, May 1, 1989)A child describes a day in the life of her brown cow.
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A Perfect Place to Be
Bijou Le Tord
Hardcover (Parents' Magazine Press, March 1, 1976)A hundred or more years ago, Jeremiah M. Coolin's home atop a hill overlooking the small village of Hillsley seems the perfect place to be.