When a young girl meets the famous Claude Monet in his garden at Giverny, she learns the importance of staying true to your own vision.

This intriguing child's-eye view of Monet and the development of impressionism

takes as its premise how artists flocked to Giverny at the turn of the 20th century to study the painter's technique. It tells the story of Ella, the daughter of one such artist, who sneaks into Monet's garden, and develops a friendship with him. As Ella sketches, Monet talks about his life, career, and his technique. And he explains the idea of Impressionism in a way that will make children not only understand the genre, but also want to imitate it themselves.

Monika Vaicenavičienė's subtly colored and dreamily delicate illustrations strike the perfect note as they reflect Ella's interpretation of Monet's beautiful garden. Readers will learn about important moments in Monet's life, including his struggles with critics and his own self-doubt, while also appreciating the easy comradery between a wise and experienced artist and a young, opinionated yet impressionable painter. The book ends with a brief biography of Monet in timeline form and information about impressionism as well as Giverny and museums that feature Monet's work.

一个年轻女孩在吉维尼的花园里遇到了知名的克劳德·莫奈（Claude Monet），她了解到坚持自己的理想的重要性。

这部关于莫奈和印象主义发展的耐人寻味的儿童绘本，以20世纪初艺术家们如何涌向吉维尼学习画家的技术为前提，讲述了这样一个故事：一位艺术家的女儿艾拉偷偷溜进莫奈的花园，并与他建立了友谊。在艾拉画画时，莫奈谈到了他的生活、职业和绘画技巧，解释了印象派的理念，吸引孩子们了解和模仿这一流派。

莫妮卡·瓦切纳维切恩（Monika Vaicenavičienė）微妙的色彩和梦幻般的精致插图，反映了E艾拉对莫奈美丽花园的诠释，给人以美好的印象。读者将了解到莫奈生命中的重要时刻，包括他与批评家的斗争和他的自我怀疑，同时也会欣赏到一位睿智和经验丰富的艺术家与一位年轻、有主见但容易受影响的画家之间的轻松友谊。本书最后以时间轴的形式简要介绍了莫奈的传记，并介绍了印象派以及吉维尼和以莫奈的作品为特色的博物馆。